woeful /ˈwəʊfəl/ TEM8

• 1. 

  ADJ If someone or something is woeful, they are very sad. 悲伤的

  例：

  ...a woeful ballad.

  …一支悲伤的歌谣。

• 2. 

  woefully ADV 悲伤地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  He said woefully: "I love my country, but it does not give a damn about me."

  他悲伤地说：“我爱我的国家，但是它压根就不在乎我。”

• 3. 

  ADJ You can use woeful to emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable. 糟糕透顶的 [journalism]

  例：

  ...the woeful state of the economy.

  …这种糟糕透顶的经济状况。

• 4. 

  woefully ADV 糟糕透顶地

  例：

  Public expenditure on the arts is woefully inadequate.

  艺术上的公共支出严重不足。