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miserable
mis·e·ra·ble / 5mIzErEbl ; 5mIzErEbEl /adjective
1. extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated极不愉快的,痛苦的:
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 BrE ( = very miserable )十分悲惨
2. especially BrEalways bad-tempered, DISSATISFIED , or complaining总是不高兴(不满意)的; 总是抱怨的:
He's a miserable old devil.他是个终日郁郁寡欢的老家伙。
3. usually before nounmaking you feel very unhappy, uncomfortable etc令人不愉快的; 令人不舒服的,使人难受的:
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. only before nounvery small in amount, or very bad in quality数量极少的; 质量极差的:
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 BrEa complete failure彻底失败:
Her attempts to learn to drive had been a miserable failure.她学开车的尝试彻底失败了。
miserably adv:
I failed miserably in my duty to protect her.我完全没有尽到保护她的责任。

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