plaintively是什么意思？

plaintively

例句

• The scrawny kitten lingered, brushing itself against our legs, and meowing plaintively. 这只瘦得皮包骨的小猫赖着不走, 在我们的脚边蹭来蹭去,叫得挺凄凉的.
• The crickets chirred plaintively at the foot of the wall. 蟋蟀在墙脚下哀鸣.