Plaintive
[ 'plentɪv ]
第5级
其它 Other
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
查看全部GRE词汇 ›🗣️ 情景例句
So you really don't see your way to get it down a bit?
你真的不能再降一点了吗？
No man ever became thoroughly bad at once.
没有一个人是一下子就坏透的。
How did the printing come out?
这种印刷结果怎样？