| 词汇 | doleful |
| 释义 | doleful adjective uk /ˈdəʊl.fəl/ us /ˈdoʊl.fəl/ very sad: 悲伤的，哀伤的 a doleful expression哀伤的表情 Synonyms blue(SAD)informal dejected depressed despondent dispirited dolorousliterary down downcast downhearted down in the dumps gloomy gluminformal low low-spirited melancholy miserable(UNHAPPY) mournful plaintive sad(NOT HAPPY) sorrowfulliterary the doldrumsinformal unhappy 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 lonely lonesome lovelorn lovesick wistful wistfully woe woe is meidiom woebegone Related worddolefully doleful | American Dictionarydoleful adjective us/ˈdoʊl·fəl/ very sad: a doleful expression/look Examples of dolefuldoleful The doleful prophecies of that time were the main arguments adduced to scare those who were inclined to vote for this change. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now we are putting a vicious new twist into the doleful process that both parties have been engaged in for the past 50 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In page 16 of their report they indulge in a very doleful criticism of the effect of labour-saving machinery upon labour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As it was a message of hope, he need not have been so doleful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Against the background of those doleful figures, the £60 million cut in regional aid is deplorable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We heard the melancholy and doleful tale of the coal trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is very possible, moreover, that today or tomorrow we will continue to add to this doleful list. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English All the doleful consequences which we were told would follow have not followed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If there had not been a freeze, causing the advertisers to withdraw, we should not be speaking in these doleful terms to-day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One barrier is looming and yet to come, but the other already exercises a profound and doleful influence over the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The farmers there are having the most doleful time that can be imagined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I now come to the beginning of this doleful experience which has come upon us, and has existed from 1920 to this day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You cannot appeal to good intentions for doleful competition and a profit monocracy. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English On this occasion he was rather in a doleful mood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is one of the most doleful and terrible prospects with respect to our armaments during peace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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