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disconsolately

/dis-kon-suh-lit/US // dɪsˈkɒn sə lɪt //UK // (dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt) //

无奈之下,无奈地,遗憾的是,无奈

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
    • : characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy: disconsolate prospects.

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Examples

  • The first man my eyes lighted upon as I stepped inside was MacRae, humped disconsolately on the edge of a bunk.

  • "I have shame," sighed Ethel, walking across the room disconsolately, to put a book into a shelf.

  • My trunks, which I had sent ahead by express, were standing disconsolately on the kitchen porch.

  • "I haven't even a peg on which to hang a Scottish ancestor," said Salemina disconsolately.

  • Disconsolately the School team lined up behind their disgraced goal.