| 词汇 | ruefully |
| 释义 | ruefully adverb literaryuk /ˈruː.fəl.i/ us /ˈruː.fəl.i/ in a way that shows that you are feeling sorry and wishing that something had not happened: 懊悔地;后悔地;悔恨地 "I wish we'd started six months earlier," he said ruefully.“我们要是能早六个月开始就好了，”他伤心地说。 She shook her head and smiled ruefully.她摇摇头，苦涩地笑了笑。 See rueful Pat ruefully admitted that she was to blame. He spoke ruefully of what he described as his wasted life. "Both campaigns failed," she said ruefully. Sadness and regret aw be/weigh on your conscienceidiom bitter black dog breastbeating cry doom and gloom feel badidiom gloominess glumness groan guilt melancholia prick prick someone's conscienceidiom regretful regretfully remorse repentant wretchedness Examples of ruefullyruefully Indeed, is this not what she herself is likely ruefully to admit? She spoke ruefully of their solicitousness. One also thinks ruefully about the contradictions in the broadcast media. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However,"— it goes on ruefully— "the supply of students from particular countries may suddenly dry up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was grinning ruefully because of the time factor here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The public may ruefully reflect on the fact that they are paying this generous tax bill for public services which have sharply reduced in quality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must confess a little ruefully straightaway that without my sitting behind him he seemed to do just as well as ever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Speculators are now speculating ruefully on a bad year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly not the disappointed owner, ruefully comparing his offer with his own assessment of the value of his home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 History ruefully records that states are no more moral than individuals' actions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly it will not be the disappointed owner who ruefully compares his offer from the valuation officer with his own assessment of the value of his home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As civil servants, their rates of pay, as they will ruefully disclose, do not match those of their brothers in the drugs squads in the police units. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is customary in these circumstances, when we ruefully recognise this fact, to turn first upon the draftsmen when we are confronted with the incomprehensible or even, sometimes the unreadable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I also recall ruefully that on such an important subject it was particularly difficult to abide by the convention of impartiality normally observed on such occasions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One looks ruefully at these deserted benches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of ruefully These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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