abject

英 [ˈæbdʒekt]

美 [ˈæbdʒekt]

adj.  悲惨绝望的; 凄惨的; 下贱的; 卑躬屈节的; 自卑的

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Collins.1 / BNC.18555 / COCA.16479

牛津词典

adj.

• 悲惨绝望的；凄惨的
  terrible and without hope
  1. abject poverty/misery/failure
     赤贫；凄惨；惨败
• 下贱的；卑躬屈节的；自卑的
  without any pride or respect for yourself
  1. an abject apology
     低声下气的道歉

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 凄惨的;糟透的;蹩脚的
  You useabjectto emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.
  1. Both of them died in abject poverty...
     他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。
  2. This scheme was an abject failure.
     这项计划彻底失败了。
• ADJ-GRADED 卑躬屈节的；自卑的；怯懦的
  If you describe someone asabject, you think they have no courage or respect for themselves.
  1. He sounded abject and eager to please...
     他低声下气，急于讨好别人。
  2. He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.
     他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩，又重复了一遍他的问题。

英英释义

adj

• showing humiliation or submissiveness
  1. an abject apology
• of the most contemptible kind
  1. abject cowardice
  2. a low stunt to pull
  3. a low-down sneak
  4. his miserable treatment of his family
  5. You miserable skunk!
  6. a scummy rabble
  7. a scurvy trick
  Synonym:lowlow-downmiserablescummyscurvy
• most unfortunate or miserable
  1. the most abject slaves joined in the revolt
  2. abject poverty
• showing utter resignation or hopelessness
  1. abject surrender
  Synonym:unhopeful

双语例句

• But Redford adds: I would never want to do something that was abject propaganda.
  但雷德福补充说道：我从来都不希望去拍什么可怜的宣传片。
• The boy felt shamed of his abject poverty.
  译这个男孩因赤贫而感到羞耻。
• She was not aware that the English habits of comfort attach an idea of abject misery to the idea of a barefooted traveller.
  她不了解英国人出于爱舒服的习惯总把一个赤脚的旅行者看成最可怜的人。
• They were living in such abject poverty that they could not even afford the bare necessities.
  他们一贫如洗，连最起码的生活必需品都买不起。
• Although abject poverty, he is no more abject than other people.
  表达的意思是：他虽然很穷，但并不比别人卑下。
• Both of them died in abject poverty
  他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。
• He is an abject liar.
  他是一个卑鄙的说谎者。
• I no longer wanted to live in abject poverty.
  我再也不想过穷困潦倒的生活。
• He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.
  他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩，又重复了一遍他的问题。
• I used to love to think that I was his abject slave.
  我过去常常爱把自己想成是他的卑贱的奴仆。