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Abject Idea Describe Poverty Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 英 æbdʒekt] 美

英语单词 abject
英美音标 英 ['æbdʒekt] 美 ['æbdʒekt]
中文释义 adj.卑贱的;不幸的;可怜的
英语例句 (1) She was not aware that the English habits of comfort attach an idea of abject misery to the idea of a barefootedtraveller.
中文例句 (1) 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。
vocabulary简明 If it reeks of humiliation or looks like the lowest of lows, then you can safely describe it as abject.
vocabulary扩展 The pronunciation of abject is up for debate: you can decide whether to stress the first or the second syllable. But what's more important is understanding how extreme this adjective is. Abject means absolutely miserable, the most unfortunate, with utter humiliation. You might have heard the phrase abject poverty, which is the absolute worst, most hopeless level of poverty you've ever seen.
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]凄惨的;糟透的;蹩脚的 You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [emphasis]
  • Both of them died in abject poverty...

    他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。

  • This scheme was an abject failure.

    这项计划彻底失败了。

abjectly
  • Both have failed abjectly.

    两人都遭遇了惨败。

2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]卑躬屈节的;自卑的;怯懦的 If you describe someone as abject, you think they have no courage or respect for themselves.
  [LITERARY 文]
  • He sounded abject and eager to please...

    他低声下气,急于讨好别人。

  • 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。

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