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Deplorable Describe Bad Meaning 英 Dɪ'Plɔːrəbl] 美 Dɪ'Plɔːrəbl Adj.应受谴责的;悲惨的;凄惨的;破旧的;糟糕的

英语单词 deplorable
英美音标 英 [dɪ'plɔːrəbl] 美 [dɪ'plɔːrəbl]
中文释义 adj.应受谴责的;悲惨的;凄惨的;破旧的;糟糕的
英语例句 (1) Such forwardness is deplorable.
(2) They were living in the deplorable conditions.
中文例句 (1) 像这样的胆大妄为应该受到指责。
(2) 他们的住房条件很糟糕。
vocabulary简明 Deplorable is an adjective used to describe something extremely bad or unfortunate, like the deplorable destruction and loss of life in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami.
vocabulary扩展 Deplorable comes from the French word déplorer meaning "to give up as hopeless," meaning something is so bad, there is no hope of improvement like the deplorable actions of the arsonist who burned down the museum filled with priceless antiques. Deplorable can also describe something that is of terrible quality or unhealthful, like the deplorable state of the area under your bed — is that a moldy sandwich under there?
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]糟糕的;恶劣的;应受谴责的 If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
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  • Many of them live under deplorable conditions...

    他们中很多人的生活条件极其恶劣。

  • The Chief Constable said that sexual harassment was deplorable.

    郡警察局长说性骚扰应受谴责。

deplorably
  • The reporters behaved deplorably.

    那些记者表现得甚为不堪。

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