| 词汇 | wretched |
| 释义 | wretched adjective uk /ˈretʃ.ɪd/ us /ˈretʃ.ɪd/ wretchedadjective (BAD QUALITY)C2 unpleasant or of low quality: 苦恼的;不幸的;质量差的 a wretched childhood不幸的童年 The people live in wretched conditions, with no running water.人们的居住条件非常糟糕，没有自来水。 Not of good quality am-dram appallingly atrocious atrociously awfully awfulness cheapo cheesy hacky inadequacy inadequate inadequately janky shite skanky sort tawdrily tawdriness tawdry trinket You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Serious and unpleasant Feeling sad and unhappy wretchedadjective (FEELING BAD)C2 feeling very ill or very unhappy: I think I must be coming down with flu - I've been feeling wretched all day.我觉得我准是得流感了——我一整天都很不舒服。 Not fit & healthy be a shadow/shell of your former selfidiom be at death's dooridiom bed clinically obese complain of something critical list emaciated frailty gaunt groggy hollow infirm overnutrition poorly rough run someone/something down take to your bedidiom undernourishment unhealthful wan You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Feeling sad and unhappy wretchedadjective (ANNOYING)UK used to express anger when something annoying happens: （表示憎恶）讨厌的，该死的 My wretched car's broken down again.我那该死的车又抛锚了。 Expressions of anger ay bally beg biscuit blast blasted bloody dickens doggone drat dratted egad fie flaming just my luck!idiom la marry need precious put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it!idiom Related wordwretchedness wretched | American Dictionarywretched adjective us/ˈretʃ·ɪd/ unhappy or extremely sad: He looked so ill and wretched as he spoke that he made me feel wretched myself. Something described as wretched is very bad or of poor quality: Workers lived in wretched, overcrowded shacks. Examples of wretchedwretched Two decades of neoliberal economic policies had done little to alleviate the wretched living conditions of the poor. Transported over distances as great as 600 kilometres, prospective settlers endured the same wretched conditions as did the men of the second portion and other labour conscripts. There is not a single wretched man in this wretched place along with me who does not stand in symbolic relations to the very secret of life. A wretched inspector will first of all be asked to make inquiries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Meanwhile, the wretched public, rich and poor, old and young, pregnant or paralysed, get it in the neck either way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, the tendency is to squeeze the wretched landowner, who may be large, or even small as in my constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, when the notice is served, there is an end of the wretched policies in these cases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wretched part of it was that at the magistrates' court one could not cross-examine the author of the report because she was not there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have never been accosted by these wretched people more often than in the past fortnight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Suppose there were no regulations in force for the time being, then the wretched applicant will not be able to make any objection at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are neglected it will cause the standard of life to remain at its present wretched and depressed level. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With housing repairs, there is another wretched scandal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result, many wretched and insanitary basements have been used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wretched local authorities do not know from one month to another how many sites they will require. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do not just read this wretched departmental brief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of wretched 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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