Plaintive
[ 'plentɪv ]
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adj. 悲哀的，哀怨的;哭诉的;可怜的;忧郁的;
💡 词根助记
plaint抱怨+ive...的 →痛苦的，伤心的
📝 例句
a plaintive wail
悲伤的恸哭声
To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound.
嚎叫，咆哮发出悲伤，哀怨的长音
There was a plaintive cry from a crushed passenger in the rear of the bus.
车厢后部有个被挤得受不了的乘客哀求起来。
He accepted Overbrook's next plaintive invitation, for an evening two weeks off.
他接受了奥弗布鲁克下一次苦苦央求的邀请，日期是在两星期后的一个晚上。
There was a plaintive wail from the sofa: "What about me?"
沙发上传来伤心的呜咽声:"那我呢?"
🌱 联想助记
形容 complain<抱怨，控诉>时的样子
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
plaintive
adj
sounding sad; sorrowful（听起来）哀伤的; 悲哀的
a plaintive cry, melody, voice, etc 悲伤的哭泣、 曲调、 声音等.
🔁 扩展释义
*['pleintiv]a. 悲哀的, 哀伤的, 伤心的, 表示痛苦的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I went back for it, but the ferry was gone.
等我回去找的时候 船已经开走了。
I took 4 feet of cloth.
我拿了四英尺布。
and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept its food.
在大多数情况下，刚捕来的象会慢慢静下来，接着开始吃食。