| 词汇 | plight |
| 释义 | plight noun[ S ] uk /plaɪt/ us /plaɪt/ C2 an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one: 困境，窘境 the plight of the poor/homeless穷人／无家可归者的困难处境 Few of us can be unmoved by the plight of the refugees.我们几乎无一不被难民的困难处境所触动。 Synonym predicamentformal Conditions and characteristics -ance -ibility ability adverse conditions age ambience appearance aspect good/bad karmaidiom have it in youidiom hood humanity presentation respect shape trappings unaffiliated undercurrent vibe vibe check plight verb old use or humorousuk /plaɪt/ us /plaɪt/ plight your troth to (promise to) marry: 答应结婚，订婚;结婚 What could be more romantic than plighting your troth on a deserted beach? plight | American Dictionaryplight noun[ Cusually sing ] us/plɑɪt/ an unpleasant condition, esp. a serious, sad, or difficult one: My problems aren’t much compared with the plight of the storm victims. Examples of plightplight We have heard more about our honour being plighted to-day than we have heard for months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Increases of that magnitude will have shattered even the most careful of household budgets and will have plunged thousands of families into the most desperate of financial plights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their plights vary from fair to dreadful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then a doctor who served the same village described the plights of the people, on how they fought and ended this. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, his plights were ignored and the governor's ruling was upheld. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Serfs could also escape their plights if they survived twenty-five years of service in the armed forces. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their individual plights are intertwined throughout the book. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The plight and sufferings of local forced laborers were not a feature in these accounts. She does not question the intentions of media experts, who created a story out of the plight of isolated elders. Instead, they were developed through strong local leadership whose focus of attention was the plight of youth in this one urban neighbourhood. Arguments for restricting inheritance are usually driven by a concern for the plight of those who happen to be born in a poor family. Most people also see mutual obligation as implying action on the part of government to reduce unemployment and ease the plight of the unemployed. The plight of children in armed conflict, and in particular child soldiers, has led to the adoption of international instruments to protect children. The plight and alienation of this group is the most important neglected factor in the analysis of the urban protests of 1961-63. Overall, this is a spine-chilling account of the plight of elderly people trapped in a health and social system where they have no voice. See all examples of plight These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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