| 单词 | rueful |
| 释义 | rueful (ruːfʊl ) adjective If someone is rueful, they feel or express regret or sorrow in a quiet and gentle way. [literary] He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile. 'Our marriage was a mistake,' she said, looking rueful. Synonyms: regretful, sad, dismal, melancholy ruefully adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] He grinned at her ruefully. Collocations: rueful smile He allowed himself a rueful smile. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A small, weary, rueful smile. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Laura added with a rueful smile, `The wild oat, though, doesn't seem to have inherited his intellect. OUT OF THE ASHES (2003) Translations: Chinese: 后悔的 Japanese: 悔しそうな |
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