mis·e·ra·ble /ˈmɪzərəbəl/ ●●● S3 W3 adjectiveadj 1 SAD/UNHAPPYextremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated 极不愉快的,痛苦的 I’ve been so miserable since Pat left me. 自从帕特离我而去后,我十分痛苦。
I spent the weekend feeling miserable. 我那个周末心情很糟糕。
Jan looks really miserable. 简看上去很痛苦。
Why do you make yourself miserable by taking on too much work? 你为什么揽这么多活儿,把自己弄得很辛苦呢?
as miserable as sin British EnglishBrE (=very miserable) 十分悲惨
► see thesaurus at sad 2 SAD/UNHAPPY especially British EnglishBrE always bad-tempered, dissatisfied, or complaining 总是不高兴[不满意]的;总是抱怨的 He’s a miserable old devil. 他是个脾气乖戾的老家伙。
3 [usually before noun]SAD/UNHAPPY making you feel very unhappy, uncomfortable etc 令人不愉快的;令人不舒服的,使人难受的 They endured hours of backbreaking work in miserable conditions. 他们在恶劣条件下忍受长时间的繁重劳动。
Mosquito bites can make life miserable. 蚊子叮咬会让人很难受。
5 [only before noun]LITTLE/NOT MUCH very small in amount, or very bad in quality 数量极少的;质量极差的 I can hardly afford the rent on my miserable income. 我靠这点微薄的收入几乎交不起房租。
The team gave a miserable performance. 球队表现得极其差劲。
6 miserable failure British EnglishBrE a complete failure 彻底失败 Her attempts to learn to drive had been a miserable failure. 她试着学开车,结果彻底失败了。
—miserably adverbadv I failed miserably in my duty to protect her. 我完全没有尽到保护她的责任。