woebegone

• 形容词，形容人看起来非常悲伤、不幸或愁苦。

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone who looks very sad, miserable, or sorrowful.

1. Worn and shabby from useC2formal

   Showing signs of heavy wear and tear, appearing dilapidated or broken down from long or hard use.

   破旧不堪

   • The woebegone sofa had lost its stuffing and was covered in stains.
   • He drove a woebegone pickup truck that had seen better decades.
   • The woebegone tools in the shed were rusted and barely functional.

   同义词battereddecrepitdilapidatedrundownshabbytatteredthreadbarewornworn-out

   反义词immaculatenewpristinespotless

2. Sorrowful or grief-strickenC2formal

   Affected by or full of grief, woe, or sadness; appearing miserable or distressed.

   悲伤的

   • The woebegone child sat alone, crying after losing his toy.
   • Her woebegone expression told me she had received bad news.
   • He looked woebegone as he recounted the story of his loss.

   同义词dejecteddisconsolatedolefulforlorngrief-strickenmiserablemournfulsadsorrowfulwretched

   反义词blithecheerfulcontentedhappyjoyfulmerry