词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词- miserable conditions困苦情况
- miserable existence〔life〕悲惨的生活
- miserable surroundings贫苦的环境
动词+~- feel miserable感到不舒服〔难过〕
- look miserable看起来很惨
~+介词- miserable about〔over〕对…感到难受的
同近义词辨析
unhappy, miserable, wretched, sorry
这组词都有“不幸的”的意思,其区别是:
miserable指因贫穷、不幸或屈辱等外部因素给人造成精神痛苦、烦恼或肉体折磨,令人同情和可怜。
wretched多指由于疾病、担忧、忧伤等造成的不幸和痛苦,在外表上显得沮丧、可怜、失望,语气比miserable强。
sorry常作礼貌用词,表遗憾、婉惜。也指说话人表示同情、悲哀等,感情色彩较强。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Her wretchedness made him feel miserable.
她的不幸让他感到十分难受。 - You made Grace Howland's life miserable.
你使格雷斯·豪兰的生活痛苦不堪。 - The handmaid led a miserable life.
婢女过着悲惨的生活。 - There are still many people whose living conditions are miserable.
仍有许多人的生活条件是很艰苦的。 - How can I keep a family on such a miserable wage?
我怎么能靠这少得可怜的工资养家?
权威例句
A life less miserable?Felt, false, and miserable smilesThe Three Signs of a Miserable JobMiserable Comforters: International Relations as New Natural LawSurgical correction of miserable malalignment syndromeMiserable minority: emotional risk factors that influence the outcome of a mild traumatic brain injury.From Average Joe's happiness to Miserable Jane and Cheerful John: using quantile regressions to analyze the full subjective well-bei...Generation Me: Why today's young Americans are more confident, assertive, entitled--and more miserable than ever before.Happiness around the World: The Paradox of Happy Peasants and Miserable Millionaires. By Carol Graham. Oxford University Press, Oxfo...A survey on self-assessed well-being in a cohort of chronic locked-in syndrome patients: happy majority, miserable minority