那只猫发出哀怨的叫声,好像在寻找它的主人。
The cat let out a ___plaintive meow, as if searching for its owner.
黄昏时分,村广场传来一支孤独长笛的哀婉曲调。
From the village square came the ___plaintive notes of a lone flute at dusk.
她以哀伤的语气描述着如今已被废弃的童年故居。
She spoke in a ___plaintive voice when describing her childhood home, now abandoned.