plight

英[plaɪt] 美[plaɪt]
  • n. 困境；苦境
  • n. 誓约
  • vt. 宣誓；订婚
plighter plighted plighted plighting plights
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星级词汇:
  • plight n.困境；苦境n.誓约vt.宣誓；订婚

详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 困境；苦境；苦难；窘境；险境，危险的境况
    2. 誓约，婚约
    3. 境况，处境
    4. 状态，状况，情况
    5. 悲惨命运，悲惨处境
    6. 保证
    v. (动词)
    1. 保证，发誓，宣誓
    2. 订婚，许婚
    3. 给予
    n. (名词)
    1. [S]境况，困境 a (bad) situation or state

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one;

    "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"
    "the woeful plight of homeless people"

  2. a solemn pledge of fidelity

Verb:
  1. give to in marriage

  2. promise solemnly and formally;

    "I pledge that I will honor my wife"

双语例句

1. The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions.
该国的经济困境阻碍了其科研机构的工作进展。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed.
他仅仅是想引起人们对失业者困境的关注。

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3. They bore their plight with stoicism and fortitude.
他们以坚忍刚毅的精神直面困境。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The plight of the Kurds gained global visibility.
库尔德人的苦难引起了全球关注。

来自柯林斯例句

5. the plight of the homeless
无家可归者的艰难困苦

来自《权威词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The Government seems to be closing its eyes to the plight of the unemployed.
      政府似乎对失业者的困境熟视无睹。
    2. The television pictures brought home to us all the plight of the refugees.
      我们从电视上知道了难民所处的一切困境。
    3. The plight of the refugees really wrung my heart.
      难民处境惨苦真叫我牵肠割肚。
    4. The plight of the refugees arouses the compassionate old man.
      难民的困苦唤醒了那位有同情心的老人。
    5. The plight of the famine victims commands everyone's sympathy.
      饥民的苦境值得大家同情。
    6. The crew were in a sorry plight by the time they reached shore.
      船员们抵达岸边时境况已十分悲惨。
    7. The poor girl was in a terrible plight.
      这个可怜的女孩处境极其恶劣。
    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. I plight that I will always be faithful to my work.
      我发誓我会一直忠诚于我的工作。
    2. She plighted herself to him.
      她和他订婚了。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Alexander is in a miserable plight.
      亚历山大陷入了可怜的困境。

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