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单词 rueful
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
rue•ful /ˈrufəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. feeling or expressing sorrow or pity:The loser had a rueful look on his face.
  • causing sorrow or pity:a rueful plight of starvation.
    • rue•ful•ly, adv.: smiled ruefully as he said good-bye.

    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    rue•ful  (ro̅o̅′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
    1. causing sorrow or pity;
      pitiable;
      deplorable:a rueful plight.
    2. feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity;
      mournful;
      doleful:the rueful look on her face.
    • Middle English reowful. See rue1, -ful 1175–1225
    rue′ful•ly, adv. 
    rue′ful•ness, n. 

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    rueful /ˈruːfʊl/ adj
    1. feeling or expressing sorrow or repentance: a rueful face
    2. inspiring sorrow or pity

    ˈruefully adv ˈruefulness n
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