rueful

英 [ˈruːfl]

美 [ˈruːfl]

adj.  悲伤的; 懊悔的; 沮丧的

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Collins.1 / BNC.23794 / COCA.20979

牛津词典

adj.

• 悲伤的；懊悔的；沮丧的
  feeling or showing that you are sad or sorry
  1. a rueful smile
     惨然一笑

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 后悔的;懊悔的;遗憾的
  If someone isrueful, they feel or express regret or sorrow in a quiet and gentle way.
  1. He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile...
     他摇了摇头，遗憾地对我笑了笑。
  2. 'Our marriage was a mistake,' she said, looking rueful.
     “我们的婚姻是个错误，”她说着，看起来懊悔不已。

英英释义

adj

• feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
  Synonym:contriteremorsefulruthful

双语例句

• She managed a rueful little smile.
  她勉强露出颇带惆怅的一丝笑容。
• I used to be a pretty good swimmer, I grew up in Hawaii, Obama said, before adding with a rueful smile: I am a little bit out of practice.
  我从前是个游泳好手，我在夏威夷长大，奥巴马这样回答道，但他又带着略抱憾的微笑补充说：不过我有点疏于练习了。
• 'Our marriage was a mistake,' she said, looking rueful.
  “我们的婚姻是个错误，”她说着，看起来懊悔不已。
• He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile
  他摇了摇头，遗憾地对我笑了笑。
• Mary Ann shot him a rueful look
  玛丽·安懊悔地瞥了他一眼。
• One rival Wall Street executive describes Goldman ( with rueful admiration) as a bunch of clever thugs.
  一位其竞争对手的高管（带着悔恨的羡慕之情），将高盛描述成是一帮聪明的暴徒。
• A small gas-jet furnished sufficient light for so rueful a corner.
  一只小小的煤气喷嘴就照亮了如此可怜的一个角落。
• Ellen gave me a rueful smile.
  埃伦对我凄然一笑。
• With a rueful smile, she says that her daughters ( to whom she is very close) have teased her for being "addicted" to public service, be that running a country, creating a charitable foundation or trying to help women.
  她苦涩的笑了笑，说她的女儿（她们非常亲密）曾嘲笑她对公共服务事业“上瘾”，诸如管理一个国家、建立一个慈善基金会或试图帮助妇女等。
• The play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time
  该剧凄然而讽刺地描述了我们大家是如何被岁月所摧残的。