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wretched adj.可怜的；不幸的；悲惨的；质量差的；恶劣的；卑鄙的 (1) 她看上去又可怜又孤独，对于答应来看她的朋友的到来已不抱希望。(2) 这个不幸的男人丢了所有的钱。(3) 她向我们哀叹自己悲惨的遭遇。(4) 我想像不出一个比这更悲惨的境地了。(5) 那家旅馆的饭菜极差。(6) 飞机因恶劣的天气而延迟。(7) 唯有懒惰的人才是卑鄙的人。 Wretched is an all-around unhappy word. If you're very ill, heartbroken, or riddled with guilt, you may feel wretched. This word is also used to describe awful living conditions. If your cabin at sleep-away camp is freezing cold and rat-infested, you could describe it as wretched. And if you truly don't like someone, you might call that person wretched — though maybe not to his or her face.

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英 ['retʃɪd] 美 ['retʃɪd] (1) She looked wretched and forlorn, despairing of the arrival of a friend who had promised to meet her.(2) The wretched man lost all his money.(3) She lamented to us about her wretched lot.(4) I cannot picture myself in more wretched condition.(5) The hotel food was absolutely wretched.(6) The plane is been put off by wretched weather.(7) It is only the idle that are wretched. The fairy tale Cinderella gives us many examples of uses for the word wretched. Poor Cinderella had a wretched childhood, living in wretched conditions with a wretched stepmother. It would be enough to make anyone feel wretched, or absolutely terrible. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不幸的；可怜的；苦难的 You describe someone as wretched when you feel sorry for them because they are in an unpleasant situation or have suffered unpleasant experiences.   [FORMAL 正式]You have built up a huge property empire by buying from wretched people who had to sell or starve.你靠从那些不卖房就得挨饿的可怜人手里买下房子后建立起了庞大的房产帝国。wretchedlyThe country's 37 million people are wretchedly poor.该国3,700万人一贫如洗。...prisoners living in wretchedly overcrowded conditions.生活在拥挤不堪的环境中的囚徒wretchednessHe does deserve some good luck after so much wretchedness.经过这么多苦难之后，他应该行点好运了。2[ADJ 形容词]讨厌的；混账的；该死的 You use wretched to describe someone or something that you dislike or feel angry with.   [ADJ n]  [feelings]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Wretched woman, he thought, why the hell can't she wait?...他想，可恶的女人，她怎么就不能等一等呢？Theft is something that really disgusts me. It makes me feel hateful towards this whole wretched island.偷窃是让我深恶痛绝的事情，它让我对这整个该死的岛都充满仇视。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]苦恼的；难过的；哀伤的 Someone who feels wretched feels very unhappy.   [FORMAL 正式]I feel really confused and wretched...我觉得十分迷惘，难过极了。The wretched look on the little girl's face made him sorry.小女孩脸上痛苦的表情让他很难受。wretchedlyHis marriage was wretchedly unhappy...他的婚姻很不幸福。'I made it all up,' she said wretchedly.“这都是我编出来的。”她难过地说。wretchedness...their shared wretchedness at Werner's death.他们对沃纳之死共同的哀伤4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]恶劣的；低劣的 If you describe something as wretched, you are emphasizing that it is very bad or of very poor quality.   [emphasis]  [FORMAL 正式]What a wretched excuse...多么拙劣的借口！The pay has always been wretched.薪水总是少得可怜。

英语单词	wretched
英美音标	英 ['retʃɪd] 美 ['retʃɪd]
中文释义	adj.可怜的；不幸的；悲惨的；质量差的；恶劣的；卑鄙的
英语例句	(1) She looked wretched and forlorn, despairing of the arrival of a friend who had promised to meet her. (2) The wretched man lost all his money. (3) She lamented to us about her wretched lot. (4) I cannot picture myself in more wretched condition. (5) The hotel food was absolutely wretched. (6) The plane is been put off by wretched weather. (7) It is only the idle that are wretched.
中文例句	(1) 她看上去又可怜又孤独，对于答应来看她的朋友的到来已不抱希望。 (2) 这个不幸的男人丢了所有的钱。 (3) 她向我们哀叹自己悲惨的遭遇。 (4) 我想像不出一个比这更悲惨的境地了。 (5) 那家旅馆的饭菜极差。 (6) 飞机因恶劣的天气而延迟。 (7) 唯有懒惰的人才是卑鄙的人。
vocabulary简明	The fairy tale Cinderella gives us many examples of uses for the word wretched. Poor Cinderella had a wretched childhood, living in wretched conditions with a wretched stepmother. It would be enough to make anyone feel wretched, or absolutely terrible.
vocabulary扩展	Wretched is an all-around unhappy word. If you're very ill, heartbroken, or riddled with guilt, you may feel wretched. This word is also used to describe awful living conditions. If your cabin at sleep-away camp is freezing cold and rat-infested, you could describe it as wretched. And if you truly don't like someone, you might call that person wretched — though maybe not to his or her face.
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]不幸的；可怜的；苦难的 You describe someone as wretched when you feel sorry for them because they are in an unpleasant situation or have suffered unpleasant experiences. [FORMAL 正式] You have built up a huge property empire by buying from wretched people who had to sell or starve. 你靠从那些不卖房就得挨饿的可怜人手里买下房子后建立起了庞大的房产帝国。 wretchedly The country's 37 million people are wretchedly poor. 该国3,700万人一贫如洗。 ...prisoners living in wretchedly overcrowded conditions. 生活在拥挤不堪的环境中的囚徒 wretchedness He does deserve some good luck after so much wretchedness. 经过这么多苦难之后，他应该行点好运了。 2 [ADJ 形容词]讨厌的；混账的；该死的 You use wretched to describe someone or something that you dislike or feel angry with. [ADJ n] [feelings] [INFORMAL 非正式] Wretched woman, he thought, why the hell can't she wait?... 他想，可恶的女人，她怎么就不能等一等呢？ Theft is something that really disgusts me. It makes me feel hateful towards this whole wretched island. 偷窃是让我深恶痛绝的事情，它让我对这整个该死的岛都充满仇视。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]苦恼的；难过的；哀伤的 Someone who feels wretched feels very unhappy. [FORMAL 正式] I feel really confused and wretched... 我觉得十分迷惘，难过极了。 The wretched look on the little girl's face made him sorry. 小女孩脸上痛苦的表情让他很难受。 wretchedly His marriage was wretchedly unhappy... 他的婚姻很不幸福。 'I made it all up,' she said wretchedly. “这都是我编出来的。”她难过地说。 wretchedness ...their shared wretchedness at Werner's death. 他们对沃纳之死共同的哀伤 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]恶劣的；低劣的 If you describe something as wretched, you are emphasizing that it is very bad or of very poor quality. [emphasis] [FORMAL 正式] What a wretched excuse... 多么拙劣的借口！ The pay has always been wretched. 薪水总是少得可怜。

Wretched Feel Describe Living Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 [Formal 正式