miserable
adjective /ˈmɪzrəbl/
/ˈmɪzrəbl/
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 miserable for her employees.
她知道如何整治她的雇员。
Topics Feelingsb2- We got home feeling tired and miserable.
我们回到家,感到又累又沮丧。 - feeling utterly miserable about his exams
对他的考试感到非常沮丧 - The miners came past with their tired and miserable faces.
矿工们带着疲惫而痛苦的面容走过。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- about
- We were cold, wet and thoroughly miserable.
synonym depressing使难受的;使不舒服的;令人不快的 - 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。 - These people live in miserable conditions.
这些人生活在悲惨的条件下。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- miserable housing conditions
) always unhappy, unfriendly and in a bad mood人 synonym grumpy乖戾的;脾气坏的 - He was a miserable old devil.
他真是个令人厌烦的老家伙。
- He was a miserable old devil.
- too small in quantity
synonym paltry太少的;少得可怜的 - How can anyone live on such a miserable wage?
这么少的工资让人怎么活呀?
- How can anyone live on such a miserable wage?
词源late Middle English: from French misérable, from Latin miserabilis ‘pitiable’, from miserari ‘to pity’, from miser ‘wretched’.