| 英语单词 | adversity |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [əd'vɜːsəti] 美 [əd'vɜːrsəti] |
| 中文释义 | n.不幸;灾难;逆境 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Hardship disposes man to meet adversity. (2) His struggle with adversity is fruitless. (3) A genuine friend will not desert you in time of adversity. (4) It is wise even in adversity to listen to reason. (5) Friendship fades away between red lanterns and green wine, but it blooms in misfortune and adversity. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 艰苦能让人适应逆境。 (2) 他徒与不幸挣扎而毫无结果。 (3) 真正的朋友不会在患难时弃你而去。 (4) 灾难中听从理性的召唤也是明智的。 (5) 友谊常在珠光宝气和灯红洒绿之间顿萎,却在不幸和灾难频衍的境界开花。 |
| vocabulary简明 | When circumstances or situations work against you, you face adversity. Refugees from war-torn countries encounter terrible adversity. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Adversity, a noun which has been part of the English language for over 800 years, comes from the Latin adversus, literally "turned against," and figuratively "hostile or unfavorable." When things seem against you — circumstances or a stoke of bad luck — you are facing adversity. Sometimes people use a form of the phrase "turning adversity into opportunity." This refers to the ability some people or companies have to take a bad situation and make it into a successful one. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]厄运;逆境;困境 Adversity is a very difficult or unfavourable situation. [oft
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