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wistfully adv.渴望地；愁闷地 (1) 于是她沉入水中，沉思地而渴望地凝望着他。 If there's a vague sense of yearning behind an action, you can say it's done wistfully. People sigh wistfully, gaze wistfully, and wave goodbye wistfully — thinking about the past or what you are leaving behind with a little bit of sadness. In the 1600s, wistfully had a completely different meaning — from the now-obsolete word wist, or intent — done with close attention. It gained today's meaning in the early 1700s.

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英 ['wɪstfəli] 美 ['wɪstfəli] (1) And she sank down into the deep, looking wistfully at him. Wistfully describes something that's done with longing or regret. You might smile wistfully while sitting on a train that's pulling away from the station, leaving your hometown behind.

英语单词	wistfully
英美音标	英 ['wɪstfəli] 美 ['wɪstfəli]
中文释义	adv.渴望地；愁闷地
英语例句	(1) And she sank down into the deep, looking wistfully at him.
中文例句	(1) 于是她沉入水中，沉思地而渴望地凝望着他。
vocabulary简明	Wistfully describes something that's done with longing or regret. You might smile wistfully while sitting on a train that's pulling away from the station, leaving your hometown behind.
vocabulary扩展	If there's a vague sense of yearning behind an action, you can say it's done wistfully. People sigh wistfully, gaze wistfully, and wave goodbye wistfully — thinking about the past or what you are leaving behind with a little bit of sadness. In the 1600s, wistfully had a completely different meaning — from the now-obsolete word wist, or intent — done with close attention. It gained today's meaning in the early 1700s.

Wistfully Leaving Meaning 英 Wɪstfəli] 美 Wɪstfəli Adv.渴望地；愁闷地 Sank