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wretched

adjective
🔊/ˈretʃɪd/
🔊/ˈretʃɪd/
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  1. [not usually before noun] (of a person人) feeling ill or unhappy感到不适的；难受的；不愉快的
    • You look wretched—what's wrong?你看起来愁眉苦脸的，怎么啦？🔊🔊
    • I felt wretched about the way things had turned out.事情落了这么个结局，我感到很难受。🔊🔊
    • She looked thoroughly wretched.她看上去很痛苦。
    Topics Feelingsc2
  2. (formal) extremely bad or unpleasant极坏的；恶劣的 synonym awful
    • She had a wretched time of it at school.她上学时的日子十分难熬。🔊🔊
    • The animals are kept in the most wretched conditions.这些动物的饲养条件极其恶劣。🔊🔊
  3. [usually before noun] (formal) making you feel sympathy or making you sad 可怜的；悲惨的synonym pitiful
    • She finally agreed to have the wretched animal put down.她最后同意用药结束这个可怜的动物的生命。🔊🔊
  4. [only before noun] (informal) used to show that you think that somebody/something is extremely annoying（表示憎恶）该死的，无法容忍的
    • Is it that wretched woman again?这又是那个该死的女人吗？🔊🔊
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: formed irregularly from wretch + -ed.