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单词 wistfully
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Definition of wistfully in English:

wistfully

adverb ˈwɪs(t)fʊliˈwɪs(t)f(ə)liˈwɪs(t)fəli
  • With a feeling of vague or regretful longing.

    he smiled wistfully as he spoke of her
    I wistfully recall moments of my youth
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Wistfully through the sunshine, Wistfully through the rain, They watch for his returning Who will never return again.
    • At first, she looked around her, suspiciously, as if distrusting eaves-droppers; then she gazed wistfully into the face of her attentive companion.
    • Wistfully she watched Mrs Toland tying little Constance's sash and straightening her flower-crowned hat for church.
    • He looks wistfully down from the second-story balcony of the smallpox pavilion.
    • Titles and badges are exercised as such a weapon, to which you and I look up wistfully.

Definition of wistfully in US English:

wistfully

adverbˈwis(t)fəlēˈwɪs(t)fəli
  • With a feeling of vague or regretful longing.

    he smiled wistfully as he spoke of her
    I wistfully recall moments of my youth
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Wistfully she watched Mrs Toland tying little Constance's sash and straightening her flower-crowned hat for church.
    • Wistfully through the sunshine, Wistfully through the rain, They watch for his returning Who will never return again.
    • Titles and badges are exercised as such a weapon, to which you and I look up wistfully.
    • He looks wistfully down from the second-story balcony of the smallpox pavilion.
    • At first, she looked around her, suspiciously, as if distrusting eaves-droppers; then she gazed wistfully into the face of her attentive companion.
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