| 单词 | doleful |
| 释义 | doleful (once / 1590 pages) adj To be doleful is to be down in the dumps, to have a hole in your soul, to be full of woe. Doleful has nothing to do with a doe, a deer or a female deer. Unless one of those animals has a really sad look in its eyes. Expressions can be doleful, ditto a song or a set of circumstances. You can use the adjective doleful to describe something that is bringing you down, that makes you want to give into gravity or crawl into bed. Doleful is pretty much the opposite of how a ray of golden sun can make you feel. WORD FAMILYdoleful: dolefuler, dolefulest, dolefully, dolefulness USAGE EXAMPLESClinging to a doleful melody over a descending piano line, the Weeknd name-drops luxury cars, dismisses any competition and brags about wealth, women and drugs. New York Times(Sep 23, 2016) Meanwhile, he ruminates on the doleful impact of his predecessors’ choices, seeking to communicate a certain humility about his country. Washington Post(Sep 14, 2016) “Cemeteries were rather lonesome, doleful places separated from the community,” he explained. Washington Times(Sep 11, 2016) adj filled with or evoking sadness the child's doleful expression Syn mournful sad experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness |
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