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Alas 英 ə'Læs] 美 ə'Læs Int.唉;哎呀(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等 Cheek Cold White

英语单词 alas
英美音标 英 [ə'læs] 美 [ə'læs]
中文释义 int.唉;哎呀(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
英语例句 (1) My cheek is cold and white, alas!
(2) Alas! He missed the train!
(3) Alas the day! We have lost such a good chance.
中文例句 (1) 唉!我的面颊冰冷没有血色!
(2) 哎呀!他误了火车了!
(3) 哎呀!我们失去了这么好的一次机会。
vocabulary简明 Alas is another way to emphatically say “unfortunately.” Perhaps you meant to finish up all your homework last night, but alas, your favorite television show wound up getting your undivided attention instead.
vocabulary扩展 Letting out a breathy alas in the middle of your sentence may sound dramatic or old fashioned, but it's actually an excellent way to emphasize extreme bewilderment, regret, concern, or woe. Once an expression of weariness rather than grief, alas stems from the Latin lassus, meaning “tired, weary.” Exclaimed Lord Byron, the English poet, “Alas! The love of women! It is known to be a lovely and fearful thing!”
柯林斯解释
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[ADV 副词](表示悲伤、怜悯等)哎呀,唉 You use alas to say that you think that the facts you are talking about are sad or unfortunate.
  [ADV with cl]
  [feelings]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Such scandals have not, alas, been absent...

    这样的丑事,唉,也不是没有。

  • Alas, it's not that simple.

    哎呀,事情不是那么简单的。

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