plaintive
US /ˈpleɪn.t̬ɪv/
UK /ˈpleɪn.t̬ɪv/

形容词
1.
哀怨的, 哀婉的
sounding sad and mournful
示例:
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The dog let out a plaintive whine when its owner left.
主人离开时,那条狗发出了哀怨的呜咽声。
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We could hear the plaintive notes of a distant flute.
我们可以听到远处长笛传来的哀婉曲调。
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