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wobegone

/woh-bi-gawn, -gon/US // ˈwoʊ bɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn //

巫婆

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Archaic.

    • : an archaic spelling of woebegone.

Examples

  • The boy—for he was scarcely more, big and handsome and strong though he appeared—looked terribly wobegone.

  • Poor little Nabul lifted up a wobegone face and slowly rose to his feet.

  • The wobegone face hid its crimson tide in two quivering hands.

  • The effect of it, to the bystanders, is like that of a wobegone ballad-singer chanting a merry stave.

  • Mrs. Eames was a poor forlorn woman—forlorn even during the time of her husband's life, but very wobegone now in her widowhood.