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wretched

英 [ˈretʃɪd]

美 [ˈretʃɪd]

adj.  感到不适的; 难受的; 不愉快的; 极坏的; 恶劣的; 可怜的; 悲惨的

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Collins.1 / BNC.7789 / COCA.11796

同义词辨析

sadbluebroken-hearteddistressedmiserablesorrowfulunhappywretched【导航词义:悲哀的,不愉快的】

sadadj. 伤心的,使人难过的
〔辨析〕
最普通用词,尤指因发生了令人不愉快的事情而感到难过的、悲伤的。
〔例证〕
She was very sad to hear that he would live in another city.
听说他将去另外一个城市生活,她非常难过。
There was a sad expression on his face.
他脸上的表情很忧伤。
She gave me a sad look.
她伤心地看了我一眼。
blueadj. 〈非正式〉忧郁的,沮丧的
〔辨析〕
指心情低落的,或觉得没有希望的,只作表语。
〔例证〕
Hans was blue over his dismissal.
汉斯因被解雇而情绪低落。
He felt blue when he reread Mary's letters.
他重读玛丽的那些信时,心情很不好。
broken-heartedadj. 伤心的,心碎的
〔辨析〕
尤指因所爱之人死去或离去而感到极度悲伤的。
〔例证〕
She was broken-hearted when she heard that her husband was killed in an accident.
听说丈夫遭遇车祸身亡时,她心都碎了。
He was broken-hearted when she decided to leave.
她决定离他而去,他伤心至极。
distressedadj. 苦恼的,忧虑的
〔辨析〕
指某种不好的事情、行为、消息等使人感到痛苦而烦恼的。
〔例证〕
His stealing made his mother deeply distressed.
他的偷窃行为使他母亲非常苦恼。
I was distressed to learn about that.
得悉此事我感到担心。
miserableadj. 极不愉快的,痛苦的
〔辨析〕
多指因孤单、寒冷或遭受恶劣对待而极不愉快的。
〔例证〕
He has been so miserable since his wife's death.
自从妻子去世后,他十分痛苦。
Her boyfriend stood her up, so she spent the weekend feeling miserable.
男朋友放了她的鸽子,因此她那个周末心情很糟糕。
sorrowfuladj. 〈文〉悲伤的,伤心的
〔辨析〕
多指因丧失亲人等而悲伤的。
〔例证〕
We heard a sorrowful love song.
我们听到了一首悲怆的恋歌。
A funeral is a sorrowful occasion.
葬礼是令人悲伤的场合。
He was often absent and sorrowful.
他常常心不在焉,愁眉苦脸。
unhappyadj. 痛苦的,不快乐的
〔辨析〕
多指因日常生活中遇到不如意之事而感到不愉快的,侧重指心理状态,即精神上不快的或失望的。
〔例证〕
Diana's parents had an unhappy marriage.
黛安娜的父母有一段痛苦的婚姻。
He has great power and wealth, but is still unhappy.
他颇有权势,也非常富有,但依然并不快乐。
If you're so unhappy, why not leave him?
如果你这么不开心,为什么不离开他呢?
wretchedadj. 不愉快的,难受的
〔辨析〕
多指因疾病、忧伤等而造成不幸的或痛苦的,可从外表上看出失望、沮丧等神情,令人同情。
〔例证〕
She was wondering why he looked so wretched.
她想搞清楚为什么他看起来如此愁眉苦脸的。
She felt wretched about the way things had turned out.
事情落了这么个结局,她感到很难受。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 感到不适的;难受的;不愉快的
      feeling ill/sick or unhappy
      1. You look wretched─what's wrong?
        你看起来愁眉苦脸的,怎么啦?
      2. I felt wretched about the way things had turned out.
        事情落了这么个结局,我感到很难受。
    • 极坏的;恶劣的
      extremely bad or unpleasant
      1. She had a wretched time of it at school.
        她上学时的日子十分难熬。
      2. The animals are kept in the most wretched conditions.
        这些动物的饲养条件极其恶劣。
    • 可怜的;悲惨的
      making you feel sympathy or pity
      1. She finally agreed to have the wretched animal put down.
        她最后同意用药结束这头可怜的动物的生命。
    • (表示憎恶)该死的,无法容忍的
      used to show that you think that sb/sth is extremely annoying
      1. Is it that wretched woman again?
        这又是那个该死的女人吧?

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 不幸的;可怜的;苦难的
      You describe someone aswretchedwhen you feel sorry for them because they are in an unpleasant situation or have suffered unpleasant experiences.
      1. You have built up a huge property empire by buying from wretched people who had to sell or starve.
        你靠从那些不卖房就得挨饿的可怜人手里买下房子后建立起了庞大的房产帝国。
    • ADJ 讨厌的;混账的;该死的
      You usewretchedto describe someone or something that you dislike or feel angry with.
      1. Wretched woman, he thought, why the hell can't she wait?...
        他想,可恶的女人,她怎么就不能等一等呢?
      2. Theft is something that really disgusts me. It makes me feel hateful towards this whole wretched island.
        偷窃是让我深恶痛绝的事情,它让我对这整个该死的岛都充满仇视。
    • ADJ-GRADED 苦恼的;难过的;哀伤的
      Someone who feelswretchedfeels very unhappy.
      1. I feel really confused and wretched...
        我觉得十分迷惘,难过极了。
      2. The wretched look on the little girl's face made him sorry.
        小女孩脸上痛苦的表情让他很难受。
    • ADJ-GRADED 恶劣的;低劣的
      If you describe something aswretched, you are emphasizing that it is very bad or of very poor quality.
      1. What a wretched excuse...
        多么拙劣的借口!
      2. The pay has always been wretched.
        薪水总是少得可怜。

    双语例句

    • I took one glance at the wretched animal and turned away.
      我匆匆瞥了一眼那只可怜的动物就把脸转开了。
    • What a wretched excuse
      多么拙劣的借口!
    • Wretched woman, he thought, why the hell can't she wait?
      他想,可恶的女人,她怎么就不能等一等呢?
    • Those cursing beasts! They left you nothing more than just another wretched mongrel.
      那些施咒的禽兽!他们把你弄成了又一个无耻的杂种。
    • What wretched weather!
      该死的天气!
    • I only wanted you to speak kindly to me, Margaret, for I am very very wretched.
      我只要求你对我说几句好听的话,玛格丽特,因为我实在太苦了。
    • You have built up a huge property empire by buying from wretched people who had to sell or starve.
      你靠从那些不卖房就得挨饿的可怜人手里买下房子后建立起了庞大的房产帝国。
    • Yuan xian ( one of confucius'disciples) could not get even enough chaff and husks to satisfy his hunger, and lived hidden away in a wretched lane.
      原宪不厌糟糠,匿于穷巷。(《史记》)
    • The pay has always been wretched.
      薪水总是少得可怜。
    • Pauline spent three wretched hours at the cinema dreading the moment when she must go home and face her husband again.
      保琳在电影院呆了三个小时,她不愿意回家再面对她的丈夫。