woeful
adj. 悲哀的; 悲惨的; 不幸的
If someone or something is woeful, they are very sad.
...a woeful ballad.
忧伤的情歌
You can use woeful to emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable.
Such attitudes are the product of woeful ignorance.
这样的态度是极度无知造成的。
...the woeful state of the economy.
糟糕的经济状况
1. affected by or full of grief or woe;
2. of very poor quality or condition;
Stroeve gave me a look with his woeful eyes.
施特略夫用他那对愁苦的眼睛瞪了我一眼.
Forlorn and woeful the old capital lay in gray morning light as we entered.
当我们进入南京的时候,这古老的京城正孤独地,忧郁地躺在灰色的晨曦中.
The next government must deal with a woeful inheritance of vaulting public debt.
下一届政府必须解决一个难缠的历史遗留问题—跳过公债这个门槛.
Willful waste makes woeful want.
今日不节约,明日即缺之.
We can't have a light heart if our minds woeful cauldron of fear and ambition.
如果我们的头脑充满恐惧与野心,我们就无法拥有快乐的心.