Plaintive
[ 'plentɪv ]
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adj. 悲哀的，哀怨的;哭诉的;可怜的;忧郁的;
💡 词根助记
plaint抱怨+ive...的 →痛苦的，伤心的
📝 例句
a plaintive wail
悲伤的恸哭声
To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound.
嚎叫，咆哮发出悲伤，哀怨的长音
There was a plaintive cry from a crushed passenger in the rear of the bus.
车厢后部有个被挤得受不了的乘客哀求起来。
He accepted Overbrook's next plaintive invitation, for an evening two weeks off.
他接受了奥弗布鲁克下一次苦苦央求的邀请，日期是在两星期后的一个晚上。
There was a plaintive wail from the sofa: "What about me?"
沙发上传来伤心的呜咽声:"那我呢?"
🌱 联想助记
形容 complain<抱怨，控诉>时的样子
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
plaintive
adj
sounding sad; sorrowful（听起来）哀伤的; 悲哀的
a plaintive cry, melody, voice, etc 悲伤的哭泣、 曲调、 声音等.
🔁 扩展释义
*['pleintiv]a. 悲哀的, 哀伤的, 伤心的, 表示痛苦的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I'm here for some financing.
我是为了一点融资而来。
Money begets (or breeds or gets) money.
钱产生钱。
Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work.
很多私人汽车的车主正准备为乘车上班的人们提供“免费乘车”的服务，