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单词 ruefully
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Definition of ruefully in English:

ruefully

adverb ˈruːf(ə)liˈruːfʊliˈrufəli
  • In a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner.

    the actor ruefully remarked that you are only as good as your last film
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In his most famous stage work, he took a ruefully affectionate voyage around his father.
    • Those stairs must have been a little more challenging than I thought, he ruefully admitted to himself.
    • Obligation, she ruefully reflected, was a flimsy basis for creativity.
    • He ruefully admitted that the great league in the country where the sport was born may no longer be "the gold standard" of hoops.
    • In a recent song, he ruefully concedes that his fans prefer the Shady persona.
    • Last year, a rep of the phone company ruefully admitted it was stretching the truth.
    • Common sense rarely rules markets—as money managers ruefully admit.
    • Those who have crossed him describe the experience ruefully.
    • Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan, the president ruefully noted after the Cuban fiasco.
    • Of course, he adds ruefully, it took him another eight months to get his head back together.

Definition of ruefully in US English:

ruefully

adverbˈro͞ofəlēˈrufəli
  • In a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner.

    the actor ruefully remarked that you are only as good as your last film
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of course, he adds ruefully, it took him another eight months to get his head back together.
    • Those who have crossed him describe the experience ruefully.
    • Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan, the president ruefully noted after the Cuban fiasco.
    • Last year, a rep of the phone company ruefully admitted it was stretching the truth.
    • Those stairs must have been a little more challenging than I thought, he ruefully admitted to himself.
    • Common sense rarely rules markets—as money managers ruefully admit.
    • Obligation, she ruefully reflected, was a flimsy basis for creativity.
    • In a recent song, he ruefully concedes that his fans prefer the Shady persona.
    • In his most famous stage work, he took a ruefully affectionate voyage around his father.
    • He ruefully admitted that the great league in the country where the sport was born may no longer be "the gold standard" of hoops.
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