plaintive

1. ADJ A plaintive sound or voice sounds sad. (聲音或嗓音) 哀傷的[文學(xué)性]

They lay on the firm sands, listening to the plaintive cry of the seagulls. 他們躺在堅(jiān)實(shí)的沙灘上，聽(tīng)著海鷗的哀鳴。