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单词 woebegone
释义 woe·be·gone
\ˈwōbēˌgȯn, -bə̇ˌ- also -ˌgän\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English wo begon, from wo, n., woe + begon, past participle of begon to go about, beset, from Old English begān, from be- + gān to go — more at go
1. archaic : beset or overwhelmed with woe : immersed in grief or sorrow : woeful
 < so woebegone was he with pains of love — Edward Fairfax >
2.
 a. : exhibiting a condition of suffering, great woe, sorrow, or misery
  < their woebegone faces >
  < a grimy woebegone expression — Israel Zangwill >
 b. : dismal-looking : desolate, dilapidated
  < a woebegone village >
Synonyms: see downcast
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