plaintive
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?ple?n.t?v]
- 美式音標 [?ple?n.t??v]
- 國際音標 ['pleintiv]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj.哀傷的；可憐的
詞根記憶
- 來自plaint(n.哀訴)
英漢例句
- Suddenly a camel let out a plaintive ay, not far away.
駱駝忽然哀叫了兩聲, 離他不遠. - They lay on the firm sands, listening to the plaintive cry of the seagulls.
他們躺在硬實的沙地上，聽著海鷗的哀鳴。 - Her voice was small and plaintive.
她的聲音微弱而哀傷。 - Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.
觀眾席里,一位老太太傷心地哭起來. - 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.
詞組短語
- plaintive air 哀怨的曲調(diào)
- plaintive e 傷心的;悲哀的
- Plaintive Rumba 憂
- Plaintive Cuckoo 八聲杜鵑
- plaintive tone 感傷的基調(diào)
短語
英英字典
- used to describe something that sounds slightly sad
- A plaintive sound or voice sounds sad.