wretched
adjective /ˈretʃɪd/
/ˈretʃɪd/
- [not usually before noun] (of a person
) feeling ill or unhappy人 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。 - She looked thoroughly wretched.
她看上去非常沮丧。
- You look wretched—what's wrong?
- (formal) extremely bad or unpleasant
synonym awful极坏的;恶劣的 - 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。
- She had a wretched time of it at school.
- [usually before noun] (formal) making you feel sympathy or making you sad
synonym pitiful可怜的;悲惨的 - She finally agreed to have the wretched animal put down.
她最后同意用药结束这个可怜的动物的生命。
- She finally agreed to have the wretched animal put down.
- [only before noun] (informal) used to show that you think that somebody/something 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吗?
- Is it that wretched woman again?
词源Middle English: formed irregularly from wretch + -ed.