misery
noun
ˈmɪzəri
noun
1
great
suffering
that
is
caused
for
example
by
being
very
poor
or
very
sick
痛苦，难受; 苦难
C,U
What
we
are
witnessing
here
is
human
misery
on
a
vast
scale.
我们在这里所目睹的是人类大规模的灾难。
the
misery
of
unemployment
失业的痛苦
the
miseries
of
war
战争造成的苦难
2
great
unhappiness
极大的不幸; 愁苦，悲苦
C,U
She
looked
away
so
that
Tom
wouldn’t
see
her
misery.
她扭过头去，不让汤姆看到自己很痛苦。
His
face
was
a
picture
of
sheer
misery.
他一脸的愁苦。
The
news
plunged
him
into
abject
misery
.
这消息让他陷入极度痛苦之中。
3
make sb’s life a misery
to
cause
so
much
trouble
for
someone
that
they
cannot
enjoy
their
life
[英] 使某人的日子不好过，使某人的生活充满痛苦
BrE
Competitive
mothers
can
make
their
daughters’
lives
a
misery.
争强好胜的母亲会使自己的女儿日子不好过。
4
put sth/sb out of their misery
a.
to
make
someone
stop
feeling
worried,
especially
by
telling
them
something
they
are
waiting
to
hear
b.
to
kill
a
sick
or
injured
animal
in
order
to
end
its
suffering
杀死某个动物以结束其痛苦;
informal
Go
on,
put
them
out
of
their
misery
and
announce
the
winner.
说吧，别让他们着急了，宣布谁是获胜者吧。
I
think
you
should
put
the
poor
creature
out
of
its
misery.
我想你应该杀了这个可怜的东西，结束它的痛苦。
5
someone
who
is
always
complaining
and
never
enjoys
anything
[英，口] 满腹牢骚的人
C | BrE spoken
Don’t
be
such
a
misery.
别埋怨个没完。
What’s
the
matter
with
you,
misery
guts
(=a
name
for
someone
like
this)
?
你怎么了，牢骚包？