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maudlin adj.易哭的,易感傷的;喝醉了就哭的。n.脆弱的感情。

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“ jude ” included probably the most painful scene in literature ? in which a small child hangs his siblings and himself ? and though ms tomalin shows some exasperation with her subject over this maudlin melodrama , his reasons for being drawn to such frankly sadistic imaginings remain mysterious 《裘德》一書描繪了一個也許是文學作品中最令人痛苦的場景?一個小孩將自己和弟弟絞死?盡管托瑪琳在傳記中對于哈代描述的這個催人淚下的悲劇性情節顯得有些惱怒,但吸引哈代描寫這個赤裸裸的虐待狂式景象的原因仍然不為人知。

He envied joe , down in the village , rampant , tearing the slats off the bar , his brain gnawing with maggots , exulting in maudlin ways over maudlin things , fantastically and gloriously drunk and forgetful of monday morning and the week of deadening toil to come 他羨慕喬能夠在村子里肆無忌憚地“拆柜臺”腦子里能有蛆蟲咬嚙能傷感地思考著傷感的問題,卻也能情緒高漲他羨慕他能醉得想人非非,光輝燦爛,忘掉了即將到來的星期一和一整周能累死人的苦役。

If the love train ever came to my station , i planned on scoffing at the fools aboard , waving from my platform of self - satisfied singleness as they pulled away and became a blur of maudlin , gag - worthy sentiment on the horizon 如果愛情列車會經過我的車站,我打算去嘲諷那些列車上的傻瓜們,站在自我滿足的單身站臺上揮手,而列車將駕離,成為那地平線上那傷感、值得掉淚的情緒模糊物。

We have recently been hearing much maudlin sympathy expressed for the “ downtrodden denizens of the sweatshop ” and the “ homeless wanderer searching for the honest employment , ” and with it all often go many hard words for the men in power 近來我們聽到很多人,對那些“工資低廉保守壓榨”以及“為求溫飽而工作的無家可歸”的人表示同情,同時那些雇主成了千夫所指的對象。

The magdalene became a symbol of repentance for the vanities of the world , and mary magdalene was the patron of magdalene college , cambridge ( pronounced “ maudlin “ , as in weepy penitents ) 抹大拉成為一個在空虛的世界上悔改的標記,瑪麗亞抹大拉是劍橋大學抹大拉學院的贊助者(讀作“抹大蓮” ,就像眼淚汪汪的悔改者一樣) 。

And as they waxed maudlin he studied them , watching the beast rise and master them and thanking god that he was no longer as they 別人喝醉酒哭哭啼啼他就冷眼旁觀,眼看他們獸性發作不能自拔,便感謝上帝自己跟他們再也不同了。

Still : but an itch of death is in them , to tell me in my ear a maudlin tale , urge me to wreak their will 沉寂,但是它們內部卻懷著對死亡的渴望,在我耳際講個感傷的故事,敦促我表露他們的愿望。

Let him know what effect this is having on the children - - without being maudlin or trying to fill him with guilt 要讓他知道這事對孩子的影響,但不要哀求,也不要責怪他。

It is so wonderful without being maudlin or sentimental or unbelievable . it rings true 不是描寫感情脆弱,或叫人覺得難以置信的愛情片,這是真實的。

He always becomes maudlin after he ' s had a few drinks 他喝了幾杯酒后總是變得多愁善感。