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misery n.痛苦,悲惨,不幸,穷困 Misery describes a miserable situation and a miserable feeling. Waiting four hours in the hot sun for a concert you don't want to see and can't afford? That's misery. The only way to survive is to bring a friend who hates the band as much as you––because misery loves company. ★★☆☆☆ 2006.4

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[mɪzəri] Misery is a state of deep unhappiness or discomfort. It's not dropping your ice cream cone. It's having a hairy monster steal your ice cream cone, eat it in one bite, and then kidnap you and carry you off to his cave. You could argue that art became more skeptical of happiness because modern times have seen so much misery. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]苦难；痛苦；不幸 Misery is great unhappiness. All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy.那笔钱带来的只有伤心、痛苦和悲剧。...the miseries of his youth.他年轻时遭受的不幸2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]穷困；悲惨的境遇 Misery is the way of life and unpleasant living conditions of people who are very poor. A tiny, educated elite profited from the misery of their two million fellow countrymen.一小撮受过良好教育的精英分子从他们200万同胞的贫苦生活中获取利益。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]牢骚满腹者；爱抱怨的人 If you say that someone is a misery, you are critical of them because they are always com-plaining.   [disapproval]  [mainly BRIT 主英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I'm not such a misery now! I gave up drink a few years back and that has changed things a lot.我现在已经不喜欢抱怨了。几年之前我戒了酒，整个人就大不一样了。4[PHRASE 短语]使生活痛苦；使日子不好过 If someone makes your life a  misery, they behave in an unpleasant way towards you over a period of time and make you very unhappy.   [V and life inflect]...the gangs of kids who make our lives a misery.弄得我们日子不得安宁的那几帮孩子5[PHRASE 短语](告诉某人其急于想知道的事)消除…的忧虑 If you put someone out of their misery, you tell them something that they are very anxious to know.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Please put me out of my misery. How do you do it?别让我着急了。你是怎样做的？6[PHRASE 短语]将(动物)人工致死以结束其痛苦 If you put an animal out of its misery, you kill it because it is sick or injured and cannot be cured or healed.   [V inflects]

英语单词	misery
英美音标	[mɪzəri]
中文释义	n.痛苦,悲惨,不幸,穷困
vocab简明	Misery is a state of deep unhappiness or discomfort. It's not dropping your ice cream cone. It's having a hairy monster steal your ice cream cone, eat it in one bite, and then kidnap you and carry you off to his cave.
vocab扩展	Misery describes a miserable situation and a miserable feeling. Waiting four hours in the hot sun for a concert you don't want to see and can't afford? That's misery. The only way to survive is to bring a friend who hates the band as much as you––because misery loves company.
真题原句	You could argue that art became more skeptical of happiness because modern times have seen so much misery.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]苦难；痛苦；不幸 Misery is great unhappiness. All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy. 那笔钱带来的只有伤心、痛苦和悲剧。 ...the miseries of his youth. 他年轻时遭受的不幸 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]穷困；悲惨的境遇 Misery is the way of life and unpleasant living conditions of people who are very poor. A tiny, educated elite profited from the misery of their two million fellow countrymen. 一小撮受过良好教育的精英分子从他们200万同胞的贫苦生活中获取利益。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]牢骚满腹者；爱抱怨的人 If you say that someone is a misery, you are critical of them because they are always com-plaining. [disapproval] [mainly BRIT 主英] [INFORMAL 非正式] I'm not such a misery now! I gave up drink a few years back and that has changed things a lot. 我现在已经不喜欢抱怨了。几年之前我戒了酒，整个人就大不一样了。 4 [PHRASE 短语]使生活痛苦；使日子不好过 If someone makes your life a misery, they behave in an unpleasant way towards you over a period of time and make you very unhappy. [V and life inflect] ...the gangs of kids who make our lives a misery. 弄得我们日子不得安宁的那几帮孩子 5 [PHRASE 短语](告诉某人其急于想知道的事)消除…的忧虑 If you put someone out of their misery, you tell them something that they are very anxious to know. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] Please put me out of my misery. How do you do it? 别让我着急了。你是怎样做的？ 6 [PHRASE 短语]将(动物)人工致死以结束其痛苦 If you put an animal out of its misery, you kill it because it is sick or injured and cannot be cured or healed. [V inflects]
来源	2006.4

Misery Life Phrase 短语 [V Put Ice Cream