plaintive

英 [ˈpleɪntɪv]

美 [ˈpleɪntɪv]

adj.  (声音)悲伤的，哀怨的

IELTSGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.20476 / COCA.19048

牛津词典

adj.

• （声音）悲伤的，哀怨的
  sounding sad, especially in a weak complaining way
  1. a plaintive cry/voice
     凄楚的哭泣 / 声音

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 悲伤的；哀怨的
  Aplaintivesound or voice sounds sad.
  1. They lay on the firm sands, listening to the plaintive cry of the seagulls...
     他们躺在硬实的沙地上，听着海鸥的哀鸣。
  2. Her voice was small and plaintive.
     她的声音微弱而哀伤。

英英释义

adj

• expressing sorrow
  Synonym:mournful

双语例句

• I fell in love with the subtly plaintive timbre of the Qiang flute.
  我喜欢上了羌笛那略带哀怨的音色。
• She had a plaintive way of saying," When Papa was rich we did so-and-so," which was very touching, and her long words were considered'perfectly elegant'by the girls.
  她说“爸爸有钱的那个时候我们如何如何”这句话时，悲哀婉转，令人感动，她拖长了的发音也被姑娘们视为“绝顶优雅”。
• Stirring and Plaintive& A Comparative Study on Tragedy Aesthetics of Romeo and Juliet and Butterfly Lovers
  悲壮与凄美&《罗密欧与朱丽叶》和《梁山伯与祝英台》之悲剧美学比较研究
• But what I'm sure is that the silent plaintive moan must be the last song of life!
  但我相信，那些哀怨的无声的诉说，一定是一种生命的绝唱！
• As he struggled for breath, the blood roaring in his ears, his shouts of terror began to subside, turning first into a whimper, then into a long plaintive wail.
  他努力喘息，血一下子都涌到了耳根，他恐惧的喊叫声也开始变弱，先是一阵呜咽，随后就变成了悠长的悲鸣。
• Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.
  观众席里，一位老太太伤心地哭起来。
• Plaintive eyes still stare, affectionately looking forward to Napian own the sky, I can not sound, for fear of panic to it, had to quietly wait and see.
  哀怨的眼神依然顾盼，深情寻觅着那片属于自己的天空，我不敢声响，生怕惊到了它，只好静静地观望。
• I thought back to those plaintive cliff top exhortations, Just come here and realise your dreams, and wondered what Teresa Teng would make of it all.
  我又想起悬崖上大喇叭里的那些充满哀伤语气的劝词：到我们这边来，你会梦想成真，不知邓丽君再世，会如何理解这一切？
• Suddenly a camel let out a plaintive ay, not far away.
  骆驼忽然哀叫了两声，离他不远。
• The common European wild dove noted for its plaintive cooing.
  欧洲普通的野鸽，以其哀怨的叫声闻名。