woebegone

英 ['wəʊbɪgɒn] 美 ['wobɪɡɔn]
  • adj. 愁眉苦脸的;忧愁的;寒碜的
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woebegone 忧伤的

woe,伤心,begone,包围,来自go的古义包围。

woebegone (adj.)
c. 1300, in expressions such as me is wo bigone "woe has beset me," from woe + begon "to beset, surround, overwhelm," from Old English began "go over, traverse; inhabit, occupy; surround, beset, overrun;" from be + go.
1. She sniffed and looked woebegone.
她抽泣着,神情忧伤。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Why wear such a woebegone look?
为什么一副愁眉苦脸的样子?

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. The parting sadness vanishes slowly, and she is woebegone all day.
离愁难消, 她整日愁眉苦脸的.

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4. Look you are woebegone, what thing?
瞧你愁眉苦脸的, 什么事 呀 ?

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5. Of course, the commodity that we face false bad today still is a pair woebegone.
当然, 今天我们面对假劣的商品仍是一副愁眉苦脸.

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