plaintive中文

• adj.
  可憐的，悲哀的，憂郁的；哭訴的。 a plaintive melody 哀調。 a plaintive cry 哀鳴。adv.
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• plaintive cuckoo:    八聲杜鵑
• plaintive rumba:    優傷的倫巴
• plaintive; mournful:    凄切

例句與用法

1. There was a plaintive cry from a crushed passenger in the rear of the bus .
   車廂后部有個被擠得受不了的乘客哀求起來。
2. Nehru himself sent the president a long and plaintive letter at the end of the month .
   本月末，尼赫魯親自給總統寫了一封訴苦的長信。
3. Possibly picking up the scent of her young, she let out a high-pitched, plaintive whine .
   她可能聞到了幼崽的氣味，發出一聲尖銳，哀傷的悲嚎。
4. He accepted overbrook's next plaintive invitation, for an evening two weeks off .
   他接受了奧弗布魯克下一次苦苦央求的邀請，日期是在兩星期后的一個晚上。
5. The hostess stopped, with a fork in her hand, as eliza's sweet and plaintive voice arrested her .
   當老板娘聽到伊麗薩溫柔而凄涼的話音時站住了，手里拿著叉子。

英文釋義

形容詞

1. expressing sorrow
   同義詞：mournful