| 词汇 | wistfully |
| 释义 | wistfully adverb uk /ˈwɪst.fəl.i/ us /ˈwɪst.fəl.i/ in a way that is sad and shows someone is thinking about something that is impossible or in the past: 伤感地;留恋地 "I would love to go back to Venice," he said wistfully.“我很想回去威尼斯，”他伤感地说道。 He speaks wistfully of his time in the limelight.他无限留恋地谈到了自己人生的高光时刻。 See wistful "Maybe everyone will move out and we can move back," she says wistfully. "I wish," he said wistfully, "Beatrix Potter was still around." Stuck in the classroom, he gazes wistfully through the window at the boys playing soccer outside. Feeling sad and unhappy a long faceidiom abjection angsty be cut upidiom be down in the mouthidiom be in a funkidiom dismayed displeased dissatisfied distraught distressed lachrymose lonely lonesome lovelorn wish you had never been bornidiom wistful woe woe is meidiom woebegone Examples of wistfullywistfully Using a highly selective approach to the evidence, these writers wistfully describe an idyllic society whose innocence we have lost. Above all, they will share many of the sentiments expressed, and many will marvel, somewhat wistfully, at the rap star's ability to sing the unspeakable in such clear, melodic tones. Many of the other matters that have been referred to wistfully today were considered unlikely to be so lucrative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I listen to the ringing of the till and think wistfully of my previous incarnation as a retailer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The older and middle generations may indeed yearn wistfully for the old currencies, but the younger generation will regard the euro as their currency. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Many of us may wish to look back wistfully to that age; but life is not like that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They therefore look rather wistfully to their party colleagues in the other place, who are in a stronger position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am also aware how those beyond the pale press their faces wistfully against the glass. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other periods, such as the first decade of this century, on which we may look back wistfully, included plenty of public violence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was wondering why it was he could not have it here, just like a confirmed alcoholic gazing wistfully through the windows of a pub. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He went on to say rather wistfully that this does not happen so much now because there is a fairly strong edict that circulars are a waste of money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But such is the feeling in some quarters about the new transfer system that some people are beginning wistfully to look back towards the 11-plus system of selection. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And then looking at him wistfully as they pretend to rock out. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He smiles wistfully and walks away down towards the city lights below. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This causes her to wistfully repeat that he no longer exists. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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