woeful

woeful

英音 ['wəʊfl] 美音 [ˈwofəl]

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基本翻译或解释：

adj. 悲哀的；悲惨的；不幸的

用法与例句：

In both countries a woeful 51 % of people under 25 were jobless .

在这两个国家，25岁以下青年的失业率为51%，实在可悲。

Mitt romney callsiran " the greatest threat we face " and accuses mr obama of a woeful failure to understand the danger .

米特罗姆尼称伊拉克是“我们所面临的最大的威胁”，并指控奥巴马不能看出这一危险是一次悲哀的失败。

First , the government needs to acknowledge that its attempts to sell road pricing have been pretty woeful .

首先，政府需要承认它试图把道路卖上价的尝试是可悲的。

In truth , labour did not ignore problems such as drugs and woeful schooling .

说实话，工党并没有对毒品和可悲的教育等问题置之不理。

The move underlines the woeful state of european venture capital , which has underperformed other parts of the private equity market , which includes big leveraged buy-outs , mid - market deals and growth capital .

上述行动突显了欧洲风险资本的可悲状态，其表现逊于私人股本市场的其它领域，其中包括大型杠杆收购、中级市场交易与增长资本。