wistful

英 [ˈwɪstfl]

美 [ˈwɪstfl]

adj.  伤感的; (对已不可能发生之事)徒然神往的

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Collins.1 / BNC.19804 / COCA.15300

牛津词典

adj.

• 伤感的；（对已不可能发生之事）徒然神往的
  thinking sadly about sth that you would like to have, especially sth in the past that you can no longer have
  1. a wistful smile
     伤感的微笑

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (因求而不得)失意的，伤感的，惆怅的
  Someone who iswistfulis rather sad because they want something and know that they cannot have it.
  1. I can't help feeling slightly wistful about the perks I'm giving up...
     我不禁对自己将要放弃的津贴感到有点儿不舍。
  2. He has a wistful look.
     他神情沮丧。

英英释义

adj

• showing pensive sadness
  1. the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty
  Synonym:pensive

双语例句

• She was a little wistful or sad, and even a little bitter.
  她有点怅惘和哀伤，甚至有点痛苦。
• But it adds a wistful element to their romance.
  也为他们的爱情加了一份忧郁。
• In the morning, on opening his eyes, he beheld it regarding him with a wistful and hungry stare.
  早晨，他一睁开眼就觉察到这个畜生盯着他的如饥似渴的眼光。
• The child looked with wistful eyes at the toys in the window.
  小孩看着橱窗里的玩具，眼里露出渴求的神情。
• Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days.
  米兰达非常怀念昔日时光。
• Those wistful little ads that the lovelorn place in the classifieds.
  那些引人怀念的小广告被失恋的人收藏了起来。
• I had forgotten. I do not believe admiration and wistful thoughts are against the societal norm.
  看来我是老糊涂了，我忘了赞美和向往也是犯罪。
• Only the angels can do that, and the angels are wise and wistful.
  只有天使能做到。天使聪慧而又不充满渴求。
• He looked so wistful as he went away, hearing the frolic and evidently having none of his own.
  他走的时候似乎闷闷不乐，若有所思；他听到你们在玩闹，而显然他自己没什么玩的。
• He felt wistful and then smiled to himself.
  他感到有些怀念，暗地里还微微一笑。