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| Back | 牛津8 wretch•edBrE /ˈretʃɪd/NAmE /ˈretʃɪd/adjective  word origin  example bank 1 (of a person) feeling ill/sick or unhappyYou look wretched—what's wrong? I felt wretched about the way things had turned out.2 (formal) extremely bad or unpleasant awfulShe had a wretched time of it at school. The animals are kept in the most wretched conditions.3 (formal) making you feel sympathy or pity pitifulShe finally agreed to have the wretched animal put down.4 [only before noun] (informal) used to show that you think that sb/sth is extremely annoyingIs it that wretched woman again? wretch•ed•ly/BrE ˈretʃɪdli; NAmE ˈretʃɪdli/ adverb‘I'm so sorry,’ she said wretchedly.wretch•ed•ness/BrE ˈretʃɪdnəs; NAmE ˈretʃɪdnəs/ noun[uncountable] 牛津7双解 柯林斯2008 |
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