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doleful [ˈdəʊlfʊl] ADJ

doleful

悲哀的 bēi'āide

doleful

忧郁的 yōuyùde

▶ dolefully ADV

▶ dolefulness N

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English

Associates described him as usually having a doleful look. en.wikipedia.org

Yet the good news needs to be taken in context: the state's demographics are doleful, and there are some notable medium term challenges. www.businessinsider.com.au

Trusty is generally a doleful character, but a noble and loyal one. en.wikipedia.org

She lives alone with her doleful father, who is a dutiful member of the town church. en.wikipedia.org

How could anyone find anything sinister in that gorgeously doleful cor anglais melody of the slow movement? www.telegraph.co.uk

The theme is doleful, but it is arguably a realistic point of view. consequenceofsound.net

The film separately follows the two men, discovering how their heartbreak gives way to fresh outlooks and doleful acceptance. en.wikipedia.org

Dragged along by a pack of dogs, they kick sand in the faces of a pair of doleful white men buried up to their necks. www.telegraph.co.uk

He took the same issue up later, describing the fall in car exports as doleful statistics. en.wikipedia.org

Those traditionalists who continued to display doleful period rooms in musty showrooms paid the price: those genteel general merchants all but disappeared from provincial towns. www.ft.com

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