miserable
adj
ˈmɪzərəbəl
adj
1
extremely
unhappy,
for
example
because
you
feel
lonely,
cold,
or
badly
treated
极不愉快的，痛苦的
BrE
I’ve
been
so
miserable
since
Pat
left
me.
自从帕特离开后，我十分痛苦。
I
spent
the
weekend
feeling
miserable
.
我那个周末心情很糟糕。
Jan
looks
really
miserable
.
简看上去很痛苦。
Why
do
you
make
yourself
miserable
by
taking
on
too
much
work?
你为什么干这么多活，把自己弄得很辛苦呢？
as
miserable
as
sin
2
always
bad-tempered,
DISSATISFIED
,
or
complaining
[尤英] 总是不高兴 （不满意 ）的; 总是抱怨的
especially BrE
He’s
a
miserable
old
devil.
他是个终日郁郁寡欢的老家伙。
3
making
you
feel
very
unhappy,
uncomfortable
etc
令人不愉快的; 令人不舒服的，使人难受的
usually before noun 一般用于名词前
They
endured
hours
of
backbreaking
work
in
miserable
conditions.
他们在恶劣条件下忍受长时间的繁重劳动。
Mosquito
bites
can
make
life
miserable
.
蚊子叮咬会让人很难受。
4
miserable
weather
is
cold
and
dull,
with
no
sun
shining
〔天气〕阴冷的，阴郁的
It
was
a
miserable
grey
day.
那天的天气阴郁灰暗。
two
weeks
of
miserable
weather
两周令人难受的天气
5
very
small
in
amount,
or
very
bad
in
quality
数量极少的; 质量极差的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
I
can
hardly
afford
the
rent
on
my
miserable
income.
我靠这点微薄的收入几乎交不起房租。
The
team
gave
a
miserable
performance.
球队表现得极其差劲。
6
miserable failure
a
complete
failure
[英] 彻底失败
BrE
Her
attempts
to
learn
to
drive
had
been
a
miserable
failure.
她学开车的尝试彻底失败了。
I
failed
miserably
in
my
duty
to
protect
her.
我完全没有尽到保护她的责任。