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alas

/uh-las, uh-lahs/US // əˈlæs, əˈlɑs //UK // (əˈlæs) //

唉,呜呼哀哉,呜呼,哎呀

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interj.感叹词 interjection
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    Synonyms & Antonyms

    Examples

    • But self-doubt, while a healthy quality for human beings to have, is alas not a plus for politicians.

    • But alas, a snub is yet another of the many indignities Valerie Cherish shall endure.

    • Alas, his soul is willing, but his flesh is weak and he whiffs.

    • Alas, there will be no buddy movie to capture the Abramson/McConnell rapport.

    • Alas, neocons, civil liberties at home matter more than those abroad!

    • Alas, mon bon Monsieur, it goes from bad to worse,” sighed the old man.

    • From a sense of justice, I hastened to remunerate those who had been deprived of their coign of vantage, but, alas!

    • For we have, alas, no means of finding out what the quantity of labor is and how it can be measured.

    • And out of this thicket, alas, no two people ever emerge hand in hand in concord.

    • Alas, its colour was other than the deep chestnut bronze of Georgie Haggard's.