abject

英['æbdʒekt] 美['æbdʒekt]
  • adj. 卑贱的;不幸的;可怜的
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    adj. (形容词)
    1. 凄惨的,绝望的 hopeless; of as low quality as possible
    2. 卑鄙的,下贱的 not having any respect for oneself; not proud or brave

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. of the most contemptible kind;

    "abject cowardice"
    "a low stunt to pull"
    "a low-down sneak"
    "his miserable treatment of his family"
    "You miserable skunk!"
    "a scummy rabble"
    "a scurvy trick"

  2. most unfortunate or miserable;

    "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"
    "abject poverty"

  3. showing utter resignation or hopelessness;

    "abject surrender"

  4. showing humiliation or submissiveness;

    "an abject apology"

1. He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.
他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩,又重复了一遍他的问题。

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2. This scheme was an abject failure.
这项计划彻底失败了。

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3. Both of them died in abject poverty.
他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。

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4. This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.
这一政策最后以惨败而告终.

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5. The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.
一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的.

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. She was not aware that the English habits of comfort attach an idea of abject misery to the idea of a barefootedtraveller.
      她不了解英国人出于爱舒服的习惯总把一个赤脚的旅行者看成最可怜的人。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语
    1. The old couple lived in abject poverty.
      这对老夫妇生活赤贫。
    2. A third of the total population of the world are living in abject poverty.
      全世界有三分之一的人口过着极其贫困的生活。
    3. She screamed in abject terror.
      她由于极度的恐惧而尖叫起来。
    4. This led to his abject failure.
      这导致了他的惨败。
    5. This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.
      这一政策最后以惨败告终。
    6. He is an abject liar.
      他是一个卑鄙的说谎者。
    7. The soldier deserted like an abject coward.
      那个士兵像一个可耻的胆小鬼一样开了小差。
    8. Even the most abject slaves joined in the revolt.
      连卑贱的奴隶都加入了造反的行列。
    用作表语
    1. He is almost abject in his respect for his boss.
      他对老板的尊敬几乎是低三下四。
    2. He is poor but not abject in his manner.
      他穷,但行为并不卑屈。
adj. (形容词)
  1. abject的基本意思有二,用于生活环境、事物的状态等时指“凄惨的,糟透的,可怜的,蹩脚的,绝望无助的”,即境况极为恶劣,有时仅指事物本身等级低或规模小;用于人或人的行为、动作时指“卑鄙的,可鄙的,下贱的,自卑的,怯懦的,奴性的,卑躬屈节的”,即地位卑下或奴颜卑膝。abject还可作“被抛弃的,遭拒绝的”解,是废语。
  2. abject作“凄惨的,绝望的”解时在句中只用作定语;作“卑鄙的,下贱的”解时在句中多用作定语,偶尔(尤在美语中)也可用作表语。
  3. abject不用于比较等级,但可用more、most修饰。
adj. (形容词)
abject,mean, ignoble,sordid
  • 这组词都用于指人、人的行为以及人们所处的条件非常低劣、卑下以致失去人类的尊严或不符合人类生活、品质的普遍准则的意思,其区别是:
  • abject一般指境况极为恶劣,地位卑下或奴颜卑膝,有时仅指事物本身等级低或规模小;sordid强调作风上和思想上的腐化或堕落;mean暗示狠毒、贪婪等为人类社会所不齿的卑鄙、自私的行为或态度;而ignoble则指思想境界或灵魂低下,但通常不含自私、小气的意思。例如:
  • The prostitute wrote a book about her sordid life. 那妓女写了一本关于自己腐化生活的书。
  • How could anyone so mean! 一个人怎么能如此不要脸!
  • To betray one's country is ignoble. 叛国是为人所不齿的。
  • a mean motive卑鄙的动机
  • That was a mean remark.那是带有恶意的话。
  • He is mean over money matters.他在钱的方面很吝啬。
  • It was mean of you to eat all the peaches.你把桃子全吃光了,真不害羞。
  • He took mean advantage of me.他用卑鄙的手段欺骗了我。
  • an ignoble man卑鄙无耻的人
  • an ignoble action卑鄙的行为
  • a sorbid practice卑鄙的手法
  • sorbid desires低贱的欲望
  • He probably had his own sorbid reasons for behaving like that.他那样做大概也有其卑鄙的理由。
  • 用作形容词 (adj.)
    in an abject way
      自卑地
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