wistful

形容词渴望的; 沉思的，默想的; 引起怀念的; 不满足似的

形容词

1. 渴望的：- adulatory 阿谀奉承的 | - wistful 渴望的 | - tender 温柔的, 亲切的

2. 沉思：looking at=看; | wistful=沉思; | smile=微笑;

3. 渴望的,默想的,愁闷的,引起怀念的：nostalgic 怀旧的,恋家的 | wistful 渴望的,默想的,愁闷的,引起怀念的 | precarious 不确定的,靠不住的,危险的

4. 渴望的/想望的：wisteria /紫藤[类]/ | wistful /渴望的/想望的/ | wistfulness /渴望/愿望/

1. 911查询·英语单词

1. (因求而不得)失意的，伤感的，惆怅的
    Someone who is wistful is rather sad because they want something and know that they cannot have it.

    e.g. I can't help feeling slightly wistful about the perks I'm giving up...
           我不禁对自己将要放弃的津贴感到有点儿不舍。
    e.g. He has a wistful look.
           他神情沮丧。

1. Blasko's wistful narrative of love's aftermath begins in the stage that dawns just as the sobbing stops and the analysis starts.

2. Bush sounded wistful as he looked out at a lot of familiar faces, including some people he's seen at work each day for nearly eight years.

3. Crowe made it all look dangerous and cool but wistful at the same time.

4. The president admitted to being " a little wistful " in his final appearance at the dinner, showing video clips of his routines from previous years.

5. Other works in the gallery show the Middle Kingdom's hidden connection to its buried past in a more wistful fashion.

6. " Myth " takes place in that wistful time when summer's about to end and a new school year's about to begin.

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