woebegone

• adj. 愁眉苦脸的；忧愁的；寒碜的

woe,伤心，begone,包围，来自go的古义包围。

woebegone (adj.)

c. 1300, in expressions such as me is wo bigone "woe has beset me," from woe + begon "to beset, surround, overwhelm," from Old English began "go over, traverse; inhabit, occupy; surround, beset, overrun;" from be + go.

1. She sniffed and looked woebegone.

她抽泣着，神情忧伤。

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2. Why wear such a woebegone look?

为什么一副愁眉苦脸的样子?

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3. The parting sadness vanishes slowly, and she is woebegone all day.

离愁难消, 她整日愁眉苦脸的.

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4. Look you are woebegone, what thing?

瞧你愁眉苦脸的, 什么事 呀 ?

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5. Of course, the commodity that we face false bad today still is a pair woebegone.

当然, 今天我们面对假劣的商品仍是一副愁眉苦脸.

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