woefully

英 ['wəʊf(ə)li]

美 ['woʊf(ə)li]

adv.  悲伤地；不幸地；使人痛苦地

BNC.20082 / COCA.15773

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （人或事物）悲惨的，忧伤的，哀伤的
  If someone or something iswoeful, they are very sad.
  1. ...a woeful ballad.
     忧伤的情歌
• ADJ-GRADED 恶劣的;糟糕的;不合意的
  You can usewoefulto emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable.
  1. Such attitudes are the product of woeful ignorance.
     这样的态度是极度无知造成的。
  2. ...the woeful state of the economy.
     糟糕的经济状况

英英释义

adv

• in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
  1. he was sadly neglected
  2. it was woefully inadequate
  Synonym:deplorablylamentablysadly

双语例句

• There was some truth in this argument, but the alternative hypothesis that fiscal and monetary virtue would be sufficient proved to be woefully mistaken.
  这一论点有一定的道理，但另一种假设只要有好的财政和货币政策就足够了已被证实是一个悲哀的错误。
• As a result, they are often woefully lacking in the safety culture expected of a normal industrialised society.
  因此，它们通常不幸地缺乏人们期待正常工业化社会所具备的安全文化。
• The current global institutional apparatus is woefully incapable of overseeing the financial system that is evolving.
  令人遗憾的是，当前的全球机构设置没有能力监管不断发展变化的金融体系。
• 'Public understanding of energy conservation and emissions reduction is still woefully behind,'he says, adding that more education and publicity of the issue by the government is needed.
  他说，公众对节能减排的理解仍然落后。他还表示，这个问题上政府应该进一步加强教育和宣传。
• This shielding is woefully inadequate.
  这保护层很遗憾的不够充分。
• It is too early to cheer; but this may be an important reform to a woefully repressive system.
  虽然现在就庆祝为时尚早；但这可能是该国令人遗憾的专政体系的重大变革。
• Their own techniques was at this time woefully imperfect.
  当时，他们本身的技术也低得可怜。
• We are still woefully ignorant of the causes of this disease.
  不幸的是，我们仍对这种疾病的致病原因一无所知。
• The peripheral countries of Europe are meanwhile stuck with woefully weak competitive positions and no easy adjustment mechanism.
  与此同时，欧洲外围国家不幸地陷入了竞争力疲弱、同时没有轻松调整机制的境地。
• Its only defense, a concrete sea wall, which turned out to be woefully small.
  它唯一的防护设施，是一座水泥防波墙。事实证明，这座墙实面对那次海啸，实在微不足道。