wistful

adj. 渴望的;惆悵的

【簡(jiǎn)介】Full of wishful yearning. 渴望的

【記憶】

1——趣味記憶

w＝want，ist人，ful：總是want的人→渴望的

2——圖片

Wistful Facial Expression

渴望的面部表情

Girl in a fairy costume with a wistful facial expression.
穿著仙女裝束的女孩，露出一種渴望的面部表情。

【英英解釋】

渴望的;愁眉苦臉的,沉思的,憂郁的
thinking sadly about something you would like to have but cannot have, especially something that you used to have in the past

【習(xí)慣用語】

wistful eyes 渴求的眼睛
wistful looks 渴求的神色

wistful expression 渴望的表情
wistful response to beauty對(duì)美的沉思

【例句與詳解:】

The boy looks with wistful eyes at the toy on display
那男孩看著展出的玩具,眼中流露出渴望的神情。

We dare not look at her wistful eyes.
我們不敢看她那雙充滿渴望的眼睛。

The poor mother has wistful reminiscences(n.回想) of her lost youth.
這個(gè)貧窮的母親悵惘地回憶她已經(jīng)逝去的青春。

She had a last wistful look at the house.
她留戀地最后朝那房子看了一眼。