miserable
英 [ˈmɪzrəbl] 美 [ˈmɪzərəbəl, ˈmɪzrə-]

adj.

悲惨的；令人痛苦的；太少的；卑鄙的

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 悲惨的,不幸的,可怜的 very unhappy or uncomfortable; wretched
2. 令人痛苦的,令人不快的 causing unhappiness or discomfort; unpleasant
3. 低劣的; 贫乏的 poor in quality or quantity
4. 卑鄙的,可耻的,可恶的 mean; contemptible

英英释义

miserable[ 'mizərəbl ]

• adj.
  • very unhappy; full of misery

    "he felt depressed and miserable"

    同义词：sufferingwretched

  • deserving or inciting pity

    "miserable victims of war"

    同义词：haplessmisfortunatepatheticpiteouspitiablepitifulpoorwretched

  • of the most contemptible kind

    "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"

    同义词：abjectlowlow-downscummyscurvy

  • of very poor quality or condition

    同义词：deplorableexecrablewoefulwretched

  • characterized by physical misery

    "a wet miserable weekend"

    同义词：wretched

  • contemptibly small in amount

    "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"

    同义词：measlypaltry

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• miserable conditions困苦情况
• miserable existence〔life〕悲惨的生活
• miserable surroundings贫苦的环境

动词+～

• feel miserable感到不舒服〔难过〕
• look miserable看起来很惨

～+介词

• miserable about〔over〕对…感到难受的

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. Her wretchedness made him feel miserable.
   她的不幸让他感到十分难受。
2. You made Grace Howland's life miserable.
   你使格雷斯·豪兰的生活痛苦不堪。
3. The handmaid led a miserable life.
   婢女过着悲惨的生活。
4. There are still many people whose living conditions are miserable.
   仍有许多人的生活条件是很艰苦的。
5. How can I keep a family on such a miserable wage?
   我怎么能靠这少得可怜的工资养家？

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