woeful

1. ADJ If someone or something is woeful, they are very sad. 悲傷的

...a woeful ballad. …一支悲傷的歌謠。

2. woefullyADV 悲傷地[ADV with v]

He said woefully: "I love my country, but it does not give a damn about me."

他悲傷地說：“我愛我的國家，但是它壓根就不在乎我。”

3. ADJ You can use woeful to emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable. 糟糕透頂的[journalism]

...the woeful state of the economy. …這種糟糕透頂的經濟狀況。

4. woefullyADV 糟糕透頂地

Public expenditure on the arts is woefully inadequate. 藝術上的公共支出嚴重不足。