plaintive
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈpleɪn.tɪv]
- 美式音标 [ˈpleɪn.t̬ɪv]
- 国际音标 ['pleintiv]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.哀伤的；可怜的
词根记忆
- 来自plaint(n.哀诉)
同根派生
- adv性质的同根词
- plaintively：哀怨地；伤心地。
- n性质的同根词
- plaint：感叹；诉苦；悲叹。
英汉例句
- Suddenly a camel let out a plaintive ay, not far away.
骆驼忽然哀叫了两声, 离他不远. - 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。 - Her voice was small and plaintive.
她的声音微弱而哀伤。 - 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. - 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.
词组短语
- plaintive air 哀怨的曲调
- plaintive e 伤心的;悲哀的
- Plaintive Rumba 忧
- Plaintive Cuckoo 八声杜鹃
- plaintive tone 感伤的基调
短语
英英字典
- used to describe something that sounds slightly sad
- A plaintive sound or voice sounds sad.