plaintive

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音标发音

英式音标 [ˈpleɪn.tɪv]
美式音标 [ˈpleɪn.t̬ɪv]
国际音标 ['pleintiv]
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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。

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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.

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词组短语

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

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

used to describe something that sounds slightly sad

柯林斯英英字典

A plaintive sound or voice sounds sad.