wretched
wretched 英 [ˈretʃɪd] 美 [ˈrɛtʃɪd]
adj. 可怜的；不愉快的
You look wretched—what's wrong? 你看起来愁眉苦脸的，怎么啦？
She had a wretched time of it at school. 她上学时的日子十分难熬。
- The fairy tale Cinderella gives us many examples of uses for the word wretched. Poor Cinderella had a wretched childhood, living in wretched conditions with a wretched stepmother. It would be enough to make anyone feel wretched, or absolutely terrible.
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- adj. 可怜的；不愉快的
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1. You look wretched—what's wrong?
你看起来愁眉苦脸的，怎么啦？
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2. She had a wretched time of it at school.
她上学时的日子十分难熬。
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3. The animals are kept in the most wretched conditions.
这些动物的饲养条件极其恶劣。
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4. She finally agreed to have the wretched animal put down.
她最后同意把这头可怜的动物人道毁灭。
wretch·ed / ˈretʃɪd ; NAmE ˈretʃɪd / adjective 1 (of a person 人 ) feeling ill/sick or unhappy 感到不适的；难受的；不愉快的 ◆ You look wretched—what's wrong? 你看起来愁眉苦脸的，怎么啦？ ◆ I felt wretched about the way things had turned out. 事情落了这么个结局，我感到很难受。 2 ( formal) extremely bad or unpleasant 极坏的；恶劣的 SYN awful ◆ She had a wretched time of it at school. 她上学时的日子十分难熬。 ◆ The animals are kept in the most wretched conditions. 这些动物的饲养条件极其恶劣。 3 ( formal) making you feel sympathy or pity 可怜的；悲惨的 SYN pitiful ◆ She finally agreed to have the wretched animal put down. 她最后同意把这头可怜的动物人道毁灭。 4 [only before noun ] ( informal) used to show that you think that sb/sth is extremely annoying （表示憎恶）该死的，无法容忍的 ◆ Is it that wretched woman again? 这又是那个该死的女人吧？ ▶ wretch·ed·ly / ˈretʃɪdli ; NAmE ˈretʃɪdli / adverb wretch·ed·ness / ˈretʃɪdnəs ; NAmE ˈretʃɪdnəs / noun [uncountable ] wretch·ed / ˈretʃɪd ; NAmE ˈretʃɪd / wretch·ed·ly / ˈretʃɪdli ; NAmE ˈretʃɪdli / wretch·ed·ness / ˈretʃɪdnəs ; NAmE ˈretʃɪdnəs /
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