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Plight Plaɪt Situation Noun Marry Difficult Desperate Verb

Plight refers to a difficult or distressing situation, characterized by numerous problems.

Plight refers to a difficult or distressing situation, characterized by numerous problems.

word plight
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]困境;苦境 If you refer to someone's plight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing situation that is full of problems.
  [usu sing]
  • ...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


Oxford plight / plaɪt ; NAmE plaɪt /
noun
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verb
plight plights plighted plighting
noun [singular ] a difficult and sad situation 苦难;困境;苦境 the plight of the homeless 无家可归者的艰难困苦 The African elephant is in a desperate plight. 非洲象正面临绝境。 verb IDIOM plight your ˈtroth ( old use or humorous) to make a promise to a person saying that you will marry them; to marry sb 许婚;以身相许 plight / plaɪt ; NAmE plaɪt /
LDC
plight1 noun
plight2 verb
plightplight1 /plaɪt/ ●○○ noun [usually singular]
Word Origin
Examples
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Collocations
a very bad situation that someone is inplight of the desperate plight of the flood victims the country’s economic plight
plight1 noun
plight2 verb
plightplight2 verb
Phrases
plight your troth old use to promise someone that you will marry them
WDF

plight

[plaɪt]plighted, plighting, plights

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困境(90%),苦境(5%),宣誓(2%),誓约(2%),订婚(1%)
n.困境;境况;誓约
vt.保证;约定

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