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misery
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miseries
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- misery
['mɪzərɪ]
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1.
noun
[u]
(unhappiness) 痛苦
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2.
noun
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(wretchedness) 穷困
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3.
noun
[c]
[esp BRIT]
[inf]
(person) 爱发牢骚的人
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to put sb out of their misery
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[inf] 解开某人心中的疑团
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to put sth out of its misery
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杀死某动物以结束其痛苦
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to make sb's life a misery
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使某人日子不好过
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- misery
[ˈmɪzərɪ]
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1.
n.[c/u]
穷困，窘迫，悲惨
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Thousands of people had suffered the misery of bankruptcy and unemployment.
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不知有多少人遭受过破产和失业的窘迫。
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The misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable.
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贫民区的人们过着非常悲惨的生活。
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2.
n.[u]
痛苦，苦恼
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Sarah buried her face in her hands to hide her misery.
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莎拉用双手捂住脸，掩饰着她的痛苦。
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She was exhausted by her misery and grief.
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她被痛苦和悲伤压垮了。
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3.
n.[c]
[British English]
[Spoken]
爱发牢骚的人
Collins English-English Dictionary
- misery
['mɪzərɪ]
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1.
n
intense unhappiness, discomfort, or suffering; wretchedness
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2.
n
a cause of such unhappiness, discomfort, etc
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3.
n
squalid or poverty-stricken conditions
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4.
n
[Brit]
[Spoken]
a person who is habitually depressed
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he is such a misery
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5.
n
[Dialect]
a pain or ailment
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6.
n
[Etymology]
C14: via Anglo-Norman from Latin miseria, from miser wretched
Examples
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untold misery
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极大的痛苦
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to put sth out of its misery
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杀死某动物以结束其痛苦
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His well-meaning parents furthered his misery by throwing him a party.
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他爸妈好心给他举行生日聚会更加深了他的痛苦。
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They have devious ways of making money from bereaved people's misery.
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他们利用别人的丧亲之痛赚取不义之财。
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Thousands of people had suffered the misery of bankruptcy and unemployment.
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不知有多少人遭受过破产和失业的窘迫。
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We should put the old dog out of it's misery and just shoot it.
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我们应该让老狗一死百了，就给它一枪吧。
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