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  • Derivatives : n  wretchedness ; adv  wretchedly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

wretched ['rεtʃɪd]
  1. 1. adjective (miserable) 悲惨
  2. 2. adjective (bad) 糟糕
  3. 3. adjective (expressing irritation) (damned) 讨厌
  4. 4. adjective to be wretched (unhappy) 感到苦恼

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

wretched [ˈreʧɪd]
  1. 1. adjective 拙劣的,低劣
  2. 2. adjective 难受的,痛苦的,不舒服的
  3. 3. adjective 沮丧的,不愉快
    Wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages.
    可怜的囚犯们拥挤恶臭的牢笼中。
  4. 4. adjective 无耻的,卑鄙
  5. 5. adjective 不幸的,可怜的,悲惨
  6. 6. adjective [Spoken] 该死的可恨

Collins English-English Dictionary

wretched ['rεtʃɪd]
  1. 1. adj in poor or pitiful circumstances
  2. 2. adj characterized by or causing misery
  3. 3. adj despicable; base
  4. 4. adj poor, inferior, or paltry
  5. 5. adj [prenominal] (intensifier qualifying something undesirable)
    a wretched nuisance

Examples

a wretched meal
质量低劣的一顿饭
I have read all that the wise men have written, and all the secrets of philosophy are mine, yet for want of a red rose is my life made wretched。
我读过智者们写的所有文章,知识的一切奥秘也都装在我的头脑里,然而就因缺少一朵红玫瑰我却要过痛苦的生活。
she has a wretched existence
该死的天气!
What wretched weather!
这差事苦不堪言。
This is a wretched job.
累累若丧家之狗
wretched as a stray cur
生活凄惨
lead a wretched existence; lead a miserable life

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