plight

英 [plaɪt]

美 [plaɪt]

n. 苦难; 困境; 苦境
v. 保证，约定

过去式：plighted　过去分词：plighted　现在分词：plighting　第三人称单数：plights　

Collins.2 / BNC.6906 / COCA.7410

习惯用语

plight your troth

许婚；以身相许
to make a promise to a person saying that you will marry them; to marry sb

noun

verb

N-COUNT 困境；苦境
If you refer to someone'splight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing situation that is full of problems.
1. ...the worsening plight of Third World countries plagued by debts.
  受债务困扰的第三世界国家日益加深的苦境

noun

a solemn pledge of fidelity
Synonym:troth
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
1. finds himself in a most awkward predicament
2. the woeful plight of homeless people
Synonym:predicamentquandary

verb

promise solemnly and formally
1. I pledge that I will honor my wife
Synonym:pledge
give to in marriage
Synonym:betrothengageaffiance

He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed.
他仅仅是想引起人们对失业者困境的关注。
I know how they felt about their plight and their death.
我知道他们对誓言和死亡的感觉。
The plight of the orphans has touched the hearts of thousands of people.
孤儿们的困境打动了成千上万人的心。
There are concerns to current condition and spiritual plight in reality.
现实性有对现实状况和精神困境的担忧。
The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions
该国的经济困境阻碍了其科研机构的工作进展。
Last year Collins wrote a moving ballad which highlighted the plight of the homeless
去年，柯林斯写了一首动人的抒情歌曲，突出描绘了无家可归者的苦境。
It is a measure of their plight that few of them have anywhere to go to
他们几乎全都无处可归，看得出他们是陷入了困境。
He said in Cairo that the plight of the Palestinians was intolerable, but the Palestinians are still stateless.
在开罗他曾说巴勒斯坦人民的处境已到了不可忍受的地步，但他们现在还是没有自己的国家。
Sorry, but no sympathy from me on your plight here.
抱歉，你从我这里得不到任何对你的情况的同情。
This article analyzes the plight of low-carbon technology innovation, and points out some corresponding countermeasures.
通过分析低碳技术创新所面临的一些问题，提出相应的对策和建议。