| 词汇 | wretchedness |
| 释义 | wretchedness noun[ U ] uk /ˈretʃ.ɪd.nəs/ us /ˈretʃ.ɪd.nəs/ the state of being unpleasant or of low quality: 不幸，可怜;肮脏，恶劣 He couldn't stand the wretchedness of life at home.他无法忍受家里的悲惨生活。 They were doomed to a life of wretchedness and slavery.他们注定要过悲惨和奴役的生活。 the feeling of being ill or very unhappy: 病得厉害;非常不快 She woke early in a state of wretchedness.她早早地就在一种悲哀的状态中醒来。 Mum's wretchedness was the price Dad had chosen to pay for his happiness.妈妈的悲惨遭遇是爸爸为自己的幸福而让她付出的代价。 See wretched They wanted to raise themselves out of wretchedness and poverty. The own goal summed up the wretchedness of his game. He studies drugs that can alleviate flu's wretchedness. How much of the narrator's wretchedness can we attribute to jealousy? Sadness and regret aw be/weigh on your conscienceidiom bitter black dog breastbeating cry doom and gloom feel badidiom gloominess glumness groan guilt melancholia prick prick someone's conscienceidiom regretful regretfully remorse repentant wrench You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not fit & healthy Feeling sad and unhappy Examples of wretchednesswretchedness Then the prisoners begin to feel the wretchedness of their condition. All loves of after life can never bring its rapture, or its wretchedness; no bliss so absorbing, no pangs of jealousy or despair so crushing and so keen! A countenance so emaciated, so expressive of utter, hopeless wretchedness she had never hitherto beheld, yet there was something silly and almost idiotic in the eye, painful to look on. As we all know, we have been suffering from a freeze-up, and from many inconveniences and much wretchedness, following upon the shortage of fuel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That has been the main cause of the wretchedness of all our tenement buildings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have seen them disappointed when food does not arrive because of the wretchedness of communications. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was overcrowded and full of intense poverty and wretchedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will be asking why industrial progress involves them in greater wretchedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This time it is a war against unemployment, with all the wretchedness and misery it brings in its wake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use for people to talk about a world habeas corpus to overcome the wretchedness of the political prisoner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is difficult to imagine the utter wretchedness of that man's unfortunate situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is the only way to put an end to this unscrupulous exploitation of human wretchedness. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The landlords for generations past have driven out the poor crofters, and have inflicted upon those of them that remained poverty, wretchedness and misery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would cheerfully given away the rights of other groups to the homeless because of the wretchedness of their circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The misery and wretchedness of these people really deserve some consideration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of wretchedness 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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