miserable
miserable 英 [ˈmɪzrəbl] 美 [ˈmɪzərəbəl, ˈmɪzrə-]
adj. 悲惨的；痛苦的；卑鄙的
The miserable scene was revived in my mind. 在我的脑海里又回忆起那幅悲惨的景象。
So, considering the miserable state of the economy, what can you do? 因此，考虑到目前悲惨的经济形势，你能做些什么呢？
- Miserable goes way beyond sad — it means absolutely wretched. Someone who's miserable feels absolutely awful.
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- adj. 悲惨的；痛苦的；卑鄙的
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1. The miserable scene was revived in my mind.
在我的脑海里又回忆起那幅悲惨的景象。
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2. So, considering the miserable state of the economy, what can you do?
因此，考虑到目前悲惨的经济形势，你能做些什么呢？
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3. We want them to be as miserable as us.
我们希望他们和我们一样悲惨。
- miserable (adj.) early 15c., "full of misery, causing wretchedness" (of conditions), from Old French miserable "prone to pity, merciful," and directly from Latin miserabilis "pitiable, miserable, deplorable, lamentable," from miserari "to pity, lament, deplore," from miser "wretched" (see miser). Of persons, "existing in a state of misery" it is attested from 1520s.
mis·er·able / ˈmɪzrəbl ; NAmE ˈmɪzrəbl / adjective 1 very unhappy or uncomfortable 痛苦的；非常难受的；可怜的 ◆ We were cold, wet and thoroughly miserable. 我们又冷又湿，难受极了。 ◆ Don't look so miserable! 别一副闷闷不乐的样子！ ◆ She knows how to make life miserablefor her employees. 她知道如何整治她的雇员。 2 making you feel very unhappy or uncomfortable 使难受的；使不舒服的；令人不快的 SYN depressing ◆ miserable housing conditions 恶劣的住房条件 ◆ I spent a miserable weekend alone at home. 我独自一人在家度过了一个惨兮兮的周末。 ◆ What a miserable day (= cold and wet)! 多么难受的天气呀 ! ◆ The play was a miserable failure. 这部话剧是个可悲的失败。 3 [only before noun ] ( disapproving) (of a person 人 ) always unhappy, bad-tempered and unfriendly 乖戾的；脾气坏的 SYN grumpy ◆ He was a miserable old devil. 他真是个令人厌烦的老家伙。 4 too small in quantity 太少的；少得可怜的 SYN paltry ◆ How can anyone live on such a miserable wage? 这么少的工资让人怎么活呀？ ▶ mis·er·ably / ˈmɪzrəbli ; NAmE ˈmɪzrəbli / adverb ◆ They wandered around miserably. 他们可怜兮兮地四处游荡。 ◆ a miserably cold day 令人难受的寒冷天气 ◆ He failed miserablyas an actor. 作为演员，他败得很惨。 IDIOMsee sin n. mis·er·able / ˈmɪzrəbl ; NAmE ˈmɪzrəbl / mis·er·ably / ˈmɪzrəbli ; NAmE ˈmɪzrəbli /
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