wretched
英 [ˈretʃɪd] 美 [ˈrɛtʃɪd]

adj.

不幸的，悲惨的，可怜的；卑鄙的；恶劣的；（用于表示烦恼）讨厌的

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 很不愉快的，不幸的；沮丧的 very unhappy;in very low spirits
2. 恶劣的 extremely bad
3. [A] (用于表示烦恼)讨厌的；可恨的 used to express annoyance

英英释义

wretched[ 'retʃid ]

• adj.
  • of very poor quality or condition

    同义词：deplorableexecrablemiserablewoeful

  • characterized by physical misery

    "spent a wretched night on the floor"

    同义词：miserable

  • very unhappy; full of misery

    "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"

    同义词：miserablesuffering

  • morally reprehensible

    同义词：despicableuglyvileslimyunworthyworthless

  • deserving or inciting pity

    "a wretched life"

    同义词：haplessmiserablemisfortunatepatheticpiteouspitiablepitifulpoor

同近义词辨析

unhappy, miserable, wretched, sorry

这组词都有“不幸的”的意思，其区别是：

unhappy侧重指精神上的不快或失望。

miserable指因贫穷、不幸或屈辱等外部因素给人造成精神痛苦、烦恼或肉体折磨，令人同情和可怜。

wretched多指由于疾病、担忧、忧伤等造成的不幸和痛苦，在外表上显得沮丧、可怜、失望，语气比miserable强。

sorry常作礼貌用词，表遗憾、婉惜。也指说话人表示同情、悲哀等，感情色彩较强。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. She looked wretched and forlorn, despairing of the arrival of a friend who had promised to meet her.
   她看上去又可怜又孤独，对于答应来看她的朋友的到来已不抱希望。
2. The wretched man lost all his money.
   这个不幸的男人丢了所有的钱。
3. She lamented to us about her wretched lot.
   她向我们哀叹自己悲惨的遭遇。
4. I cannot picture myself in more wretched condition.
   我想像不出一个比这更悲惨的境地了。
5. The hotel food was absolutely wretched.
   那家旅馆的饭菜极差。
6. The plane is been put off by wretched weather.
   飞机因恶劣的天气而延迟。
7. The animals are kept in the most wretched conditions.
   这些动物的饲养条件极其恶劣。
8. It is only the idle that are wretched.
   唯有懒惰的人才是卑鄙的人。

权威例句

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Noble, Wretched, & Redeemable: Protestant Missionaries to the Indians in Canada and the United States, 1820–1900