miserable
UK ['mɪz.ər.ə.bl] US [-ɚ-] adjective
UNHAPPY 不快乐的
ADVANCED
■very unhappy 痛苦的；可怜的•She's miserable living on her own.她独自生活，非常可怜。 ADVANCED
■unpleasant and causing unhappiness 令人难受的，令人痛苦的•miserable weather令人难受的天气 •What a miserable existence! How could anyone live in such dreadful conditions.多么痛苦的生活！一个人怎么能在这么糟糕的条件下过活。
UK ['mɪz.ər.ə.bl] US [-ɚ-] adjective
LOW VALUE 低价值
[before noun]
■having little value or quality 拙劣的；卑鄙的；少得可怜的•informal She only offered me a miserable £20 for my old computer.她只出少得可怜的20英镑买我的旧电脑。 •slang Some miserable bastard went and vandalised my car.某个卑鄙的家伙毁了我的车。 |