abject
abject 英 [ˈæbdʒekt] 美 [ˈæbˌdʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt]
adj. 卑鄙的；可怜的；不幸的；（境况）凄惨的，绝望的
an abject cat 一只可怜凄惨的猫
abject poverty/misery/failure 赤贫；凄惨；惨败
- If it reeks of humiliation or looks like the lowest of lows, then you can safely describe it as abject.
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- adj. 卑鄙的；可怜的；不幸的；（境况）凄惨的，绝望的
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1. an abject cat
一只可怜凄惨的猫
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2. abject poverty/misery/failure
赤贫；凄惨；惨败
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3. an abject apology
低声下气的道歉
- abject (adj.) c. 1400, "humble, lowly, poor; of low quality; menial," from Latin abiectus "low, crouching; common, mean, contemptible; cast down, dispirited," past participle of abicere "to throw away, cast off; degrade, humble, lower," from ab "off, away from" (see ab-) + iacere "to throw" (past participle iactus; from PIE root *ye- "to throw, impel").
ab·ject / ˈæbdʒekt ; NAmE ˈæbdʒekt / adjective [usually before noun ] ( formal) 1 terrible and without hope 悲惨绝望的；凄惨的 ◆ abject poverty/misery/failure 赤贫；凄惨；惨败 2 without any pride or respect for yourself 下贱的；卑躬屈节的；自卑的 ◆ an abject apology 低声下气的道歉 ▶ ab·ject·ly / ˈæbdʒektli ; NAmE ˈæbdʒektli / adverb ab·ject / ˈæbdʒekt ; NAmE ˈæbdʒekt / ab·ject·ly / ˈæbdʒektli ; NAmE ˈæbdʒektli /
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