| 英语单词 | plight |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [plaɪt] 美 [plaɪt] |
| 中文释义 | n.困境;苦境 n.誓约 vt.宣誓;订婚 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The Government seems to be closing its eyes to the plight of the unemployed. (2) The television pictures brought home to us all the plight of the refugees. (3) The plight of the refugees really wrung my heart. (4) The plight of the refugees arouses the compassionate old man. (5) The plight of the famine victims commands everyone's sympathy. (6) The crew were in a sorry plight by the time they reached shore. (7) The poor girl was in a terrible plight. (8) I plight that I will always be faithful to my work. (9) She plighted herself to him. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 政府似乎对失业者的困境熟视无睹。 (2) 我们从电视上知道了难民所处的一切困境。 (3) 难民处境惨苦真叫我牵肠割肚。 (4) 难民的困苦唤醒了那位有同情心的老人。 (5) 饥民的苦境值得大家同情。 (6) 船员们抵达岸边时境况已十分悲惨。 (7) 这个可怜的女孩处境极其恶劣。 (8) 我发誓我会一直忠诚于我的工作。 (9) 她和他订婚了。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A plight is a situation that's hard to get out of. Learning about the plight of very poor people trying rebuild their homes after a devastating earthquake might inspire you to send money to a charity. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Plight means predicament. It comes from the word for pleat, which means fold. A plight is a tough bind. You'll usually hear the word plight for groups of people or animals struggling to survive, or struggling for better lives. We talk about the plight of refugees, or the plight of sea birds after an oil spill. An old-fashioned use of plight is for pledge. If you get engaged, you give a plight of your love. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [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]
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