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plaintive

/ˈpleɪntɪv/

Meanings
adjective

哀怨的，悲伤的

Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

Examples :

"a typically plaintive song from Radiohead"
这是一首典型的来自电台司令的哀怨歌曲。
emotion sound music literature suffering

Related Words

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

来自，从。

"I got a letter from my brother."

我收到了一封我哥哥寄来的信。

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melancholic noun

/ˌmɛlənˈkɒlɪk/ /ˌmɛlənˈkɑlɪk/

忧郁的人, 愁闷的人

"Example Sentence: "My neighbor, a true melancholic, always looks sad and rarely smiles, even on sunny days." "

我的邻居是个十足的忧郁之人，即使在晴朗的日子里也总是愁眉苦脸，很少露出笑容。

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sounding verb

/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/

发声，发出声音。

"When the horn sounds, take cover."

当喇叭发出声音时，就找地方躲起来。

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

A，a 字母

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

我的老师在黑板上写了字母“a”，来示范它的形状。

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typically adverb

/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kl.i/

通常，一般而言。

"My sister, typically, wakes up early for school. "

我妹妹通常都会为了上学早起。

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

或者，或。

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

他可能会得癌症，或者被公共汽车撞到，或者天知道还会发生什么。

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sorrowful adjective

/ˈsɔɹoʊfəl/ /ˈsɔɹɐʉfɘl/ /ˈsɒɹəfəl/ /ˈsɑɹoʊfəl/

悲伤的，忧愁的

"The student looked sorrowful after failing the important math test. "

考试不及格后，那个学生看起来很悲伤，情绪低落。

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song noun

/sɒŋ/ /sɑŋ/

歌曲，乐曲。

"Thomas listened to his favorite song on the radio yesterday."

昨天，托马斯在收音机里听了他最喜欢的歌曲。

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mournful adjective

/ˈmɔːnfəl/ /ˈmɔɹnfəl/

悲伤的, 哀伤的.

"The student's mournful expression showed how disappointed she was with her test results. "

那个学生悲伤的表情显示出她对考试结果有多么失望。