/ˈwəʊfl ||; ˈwofəl/adj1 very bad or serious; that you disapprove of 糟糕的;严重的;不合意的: She displayed a woeful ignorance of the rules. 她对这些条例表现出可悲的无知。
2 (
formal 正式) very sad 悲惨的;忧伤的:
a woeful face 忧伤的面孔woeful tales of broken romances破裂爱情的悲惨故事 ➔woefully adv: His performance was woefully inadequate. 他的表演非常不到位。‘I'll never see him again,’ she sighed woefully.“我再也不要见到他了。”她忧伤地叹了口气。