wistful

He shook his head and smiled, as though with wistful amusement at the ignorance of his younger self.

他摇摇头，又笑了，像是在感叹自己年轻点没当爸时的想法真是无知。

Halfway through reciting the entrees, I glanced up and saw Mom looking at me, a wistful smile on her lips.

我念到一半时，抬头瞥见母亲正看着我，嘴角泛着若有所思的微笑。

Far from giving Ella the sack, she had developed some wistful respect for her.

她不但没有解雇埃拉，反而渐渐地产生出对埃拉的真诚的敬意。

He looked so wistful as he went away, hearing the frolic and evidently having none of his own.

他走的时候似乎闷闷不乐，若有所思；他听到你们在玩闹，而显然他自己没什么玩的。

Would you folks mind rescuing me? -Can all be well, thanks to Cliff's wistful wish? -That's easy for you to say.

你们各位愿意解救我吗？-他们会愿意，幸亏有悬崖的夙愿？-你说的倒是容易。

Trundling chromaticism has the music roll up to a fortissimo, the orchestra still proclaiming the originally wistful piano-theme.

向上的半音阶将音乐推向最强音，交响乐团演奏着原先的怀旧主题。

the President will push himself back from the table, pause for a moment, and then in a tone both wistful and strong, say. . .

总统将离开圆桌子沉思一会，然后用一种充满明智和坚定的语调，说…

Jastrow blows phantom kisses like neutrinos across the chasm between science and religion , seeming almost wistful to make a connection .

贾斯特罗频飞虚幻之吻，像微中子一样跨越科学和宗教之间的鸿沟，几乎是一厢情愿地要建立一种联系。

Mr. Walters served seven presidents, and moving day, he said, is invariably a wistful time.

他曾经为七位总统服务过，他说他非常怀念在白宫工作和给总统搬家的日子。

His wistful eyes gazing at the shop made this this whole meeting of men so pitiful.

他渴求的目光盯着那家小店，使得这个庙会如此令人同情。

Many fond, wistful stories are told of carpets we "used to have" and the wonderful, wholesome adventures of long ago.

很多受欢迎的故事讲述的都是我们“曾经拥有的”飞毯及很久以前美妙的历险。

His wistful eyes gazing at the shop made this whole meeting of men so pitiful.

他苦闷的眼睛望着那间小店，使得这整个人类的集会变成可悲悯的。

The poor mother has wistful reminiscences of her lost youth.

这个贫穷的母亲怅惘地回忆她已经逝去的青春。

"When I mention Tuscany to outsiders, the response is usually a wistful sigh, " he writes.

“每当我对外地人提起托斯卡纳的时候，对方总是报以一声忧郁的叹息。”他如此写道。

Yet Athenians were also saying, with wistful smiles, that, for the past ten years or so, it had been a good party.

与此同时，雅典人带着若有所思的微笑说，过于十多年里它一直是个好政党。

Twilight is short, and the unseen birds of twilight wistful , catching the heart.

黄昏短暂，暮色中，看不见的鸟儿在伤感似地啼鸣，声声动人。

Drawings need to be (wistful) is the only way I can describe - the story will feed you ideas. . .

图纸需要（渴望）是我唯一可以形容-故事会养活你的想法…

Full moons bring endings, and sometimes those endings make us a bit wistful and sentimental.

即满月预示结局。结果可能会令我们感到有一点伤感。

As paper receipts disintegrate, some people are a bit wistful.

伴随着纸质发票的消失，也有一些人觉得依依不舍。

The experience will fill you with fond memories and perhaps make you a bit wistful for days gone by.

曾经的经历会让你充满爱的回忆，你或许会对那些逝去的日子多少有一些留恋。