woeful

1. ADJ If someone or something is woeful, they are very sad. 悲傷的

...a woeful ballad. …一支悲傷的歌謠。

2. woefullyADV 悲傷地[ADV with v]

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

他悲傷地說：“我愛我的國家，但是它壓根就不在乎我?！?/p>

3. ADJ You can use woeful to emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable. 糟糕透頂?shù)?span>[journalism]

...the woeful state of the economy. …這種糟糕透頂?shù)慕?jīng)濟(jì)狀況。

4. woefullyADV 糟糕透頂?shù)?/p>

Public expenditure on the arts is woefully inadequate. 藝術(shù)上的公共支出嚴(yán)重不足。