凄然 meaning in English
[书面语] sad; mournful; in sadness 短语和例子
Examples
- Ellen gave me a rueful smile .
埃伦对我凄然一笑。 - It afforded her a little relief, of a dull and cheerless kind .
这使她感到几分宽慰，不过这是一种索然无味而又凄然的宽慰罢了。 - But still good mr. hooper sadly smiled at the pale visages of the worldly throng as he passed by .
不过每当胡波牧师走过熙攘的人群时，还是对芸芸众人的模糊面影凄然微笑。 - Baffled and full of despair, he wandered blindly down the platform where the train was standing, and tears trickled down each side of his nose .
这意外的打击，使他非常懊丧，便凄然地走下月台，泪珠从两颊滚落下来。