misery

美 [ˈmɪzəri]英 [ˈmɪzəri]
  • n.痛苦;悲惨;穷困;悲惨的生活;痛苦的事;不幸的事;老发牢骚的人

复数: miseries

miserymisery

noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies
1

痛苦;悲惨
great suffering of the mind or body

Fame brought her nothing but misery.

名声只给她带来了痛苦。

2

穷困;悲惨的生活
very poor living conditions

The vast majority of the population lives in utter misery.

这里的人绝大多数生活在极度贫困之中。

3

不幸的事;痛苦的事
something that causes great suffering of mind or body

the miseries of unemployment

失业的痛苦

4

老发牢骚的人;不痛快的人
a person who is always unhappy and complaining

Don't be such an old misery!

别老这么牢骚满腹了!

习语

to behave in a way that makes sb else feel very unhappy

to kill a creature because it has an illness or injury that cannot be treated

to stop sb worrying by telling them sth that they are anxious to know

别再让我着急了——我及不及格?
Put me out of my misery─did I pass or didn't I?

misery

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 苦难;痛苦;不幸
    Misery is great unhappiness.

    All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy.

    那笔钱带来的只有伤心、痛苦和悲剧。

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT 穷困;悲惨的境遇
    Misery is the way of life and unpleasant living conditions of people who are very poor.

    A tiny, educated elite profited from the misery of their two million fellow countrymen.

    一小撮受过良好教育的精英分子从他们200万同胞的贫苦生活中获取利益。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 牢骚满腹者;爱抱怨的人
    If you say that someone is a misery, you are critical of them because they are always com-plaining.

    I'm not such a misery now! I gave up drink a few years back and that has changed things a lot.

    我现在已经不喜欢抱怨了。几年之前我戒了酒,整个人就大不一样了。

  • 4
    PHRASE 使生活痛苦;使日子不好过
    If someone makes your life a misery, they behave in an unpleasant way towards you over a period of time and make you very unhappy.

    ...the gangs of kids who make our lives a misery.

    弄得我们日子不得安宁的那几帮孩子

  • 5
    PHRASE (告诉某人其急于想知道的事)消除…的忧虑
    If you put someone out of their misery, you tell them something that they are very anxious to know.

    Please put me out of my misery. How do you do it?

    别让我着急了。你是怎样做的?

  • 6
    PHRASE 将(动物)人工致死以结束其痛苦
    If you put an animal out of its misery, you kill it because it is sick or injured and cannot be cured or healed.

noun

1
a feeling of intense unhappiness
she was exhausted by her misery and grief
2
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable
Synonym: wretchedness miserableness

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  1. Fame brought her nothing but misery .

    名声只给她带来了痛苦。

  2. The problem was causing the poor woman no end of misery

    那个问题给这个可怜的女人带来了很多痛苦。

  3. The vast majority of the population lives in utter misery .

    这里的人绝大多数生活在极度贫困之中。

  4. Put me out of my misery ─ did I pass or didn 't I ?

    别再让我着急了——我及不及格?

  5. Don 't be such an old misery !

    别老这么牢骚满腹了!

  6. The man immediately responsible for this misery is the province 's governor

    对这种不幸境况负有直接责任的人是该省的省长。

  7. Please put me out of my misery . How do you do it ?

    别让我着急了。你是怎样做的?

  8. All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy .

    那笔钱带来的只有伤心、痛苦和悲剧。

  9. They will have to bear the misery of living in constant fear of war

    他们不得不忍受长期生活在战争恐惧中的痛苦。

  10. Her search for love has often caused her excruciating misery and loneliness .

    她对爱情的寻觅常常给她带来极大的痛苦和孤独感。

  11. I was sent to boarding school , where I spent six years of unremitting misery

    我被送到寄宿学校呆了6年,其间我的生活一直很悲惨。

  12. They were sickened by the scenes of misery and degradation they found

    目睹困苦、潦倒的景象,他们感到心里极不舒服。

  13. The figures represent such overwhelming human misery that the mind wants to shut it out .

    这些数据表明人类经受了如此深重的苦难,对此人们都不愿想起。

  14. Why was I putting myself through all this misery ?

    我为什么要如此自找苦吃啊?

  15. Waves of misery penetrated every pore .

    痛苦深彻骨髓。

  16. There had been naked misery in her voice when she 'd spoken about the letter .

    她说起那封信时,声音里流露出明显的痛苦。

  17. He will attempt to put behind him the misery of failing to win a medal in his individual event .

    他会尽力忘掉自己没能在个人项目上夺牌的痛苦。

  18. I 'm not such a misery now ! I gave up drink a few years back and that has changed things a lot .

    我现在已经不喜欢抱怨了。几年之前我戒了酒,整个人就大不一样了。

  19. A tiny , educated elite profited from the misery of their two million fellow countrymen .

    一小撮受过良好教育的精英分子从他们200万同胞的贫苦生活中获取利益。

  20. The demise of the industry has caused untold misery to thousands of hard-working tradesmen

    该行业的没落给数以千计辛苦经营的商贩带来了难言的苦楚。

  21. The miseries I went through made me suddenly realise with a blinding flash what life was all about .

    我所经历的痛苦让我突然一下子清楚地领悟到了生活的真谛。

  22. They would never forget the miseries of war .

    他们永远也不会忘记战争造成的苦难。

  23. He lived in the misery of unemployment .

    他生活在失业的痛苦之中。

  24. Industry depressions usually cause misery among the workers .

    工业不景气常常使工人受害。

  25. The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people .

    旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

  26. War broke out again , plunging the people into misery and suffering .

    战祸复发,生灵涂炭。

  27. The people are plunged into an abyss of misery .

    涂炭生灵。

  28. They forgot all their fears and all their miseries in an instant .

    他们马上忘记了一切恐惧和痛苦。

  29. Their lives were filled with untold suffering . ; They lived in an abyss of misery .

    他们生活在水深火热之中。

  30. Business depression usually causes misery among the working class .

    商业不景气常使劳工们受苦。

misery agony anguish distress suffering 【导航词义:痛苦】
misery v. 苦难,痛苦
〔辨析〕

指由于贫穷、病痛等造成的痛苦。

〔例证〕

He lived in the misery of unemployment.

他生活在失业的痛苦之中。

They would never forget the miseries of war.

他们永远也不会忘记战争造成的苦难。

agony v. 极大的痛苦;痛楚
〔辨析〕

指身体上的剧烈疼痛或痛苦的经历。

〔例证〕

She was in agony.

她极度痛苦。

The agony of arthritis made him unable to sleep.

关节炎的剧烈疼痛使他难以入眠。

She had to go through the agony of leaving her children.

她只好忍痛离开孩子们。

anguish v. 〈书〉极度痛苦
〔辨析〕

指精神或肉体上的极度痛苦。

〔例证〕

The loved ones of the hostages were going through anguish.

人质的亲朋好友们经受着巨大的痛苦。

The anguish of losing a child was unbearable.

失去孩子的巨大悲痛是难以承受的。

That soldier got shot and was in anguish all night.

那名士兵中枪了,整夜都处于痛苦中。

distress v. 苦恼,悲伤
〔辨析〕

多指由于紧张、忧虑等造成的精神上的痛苦。

〔例证〕

The mother was in great distress because of her son's rough behaviour.

儿子的粗野行为使母亲深感忧虑。

That woman was teary and clearly in distress.

那名妇女眼泪汪汪,显然很悲伤。

suffering v. 痛苦,苦难
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指精神或肉体上的痛苦、折磨。

〔例证〕

The refugees could not forget the pain and suffering caused by the war.

难民们无法忘记战争造成的苦难。

He believes that we inevitably have to endure physical suffering such as pain, sickness, etc.

他认为我们不可避免地要忍受疼痛、疾病等身体上的痛苦。

  • 习语

n.

make sb's life a misery

使别人遭殃;让人痛苦
to behave in a way that makes sb else feel very unhappy

put an animal, a bird, etc. out of its misery

将动物人工致死以结束其痛苦
to kill a creature because it has an illness or injury that cannot be treated

put sb out of their misery

(告知情况以)消除某人的忧虑
to stop sb worrying by telling them sth that they are anxious to know

Put me out of my misery─did I pass or didn't I?

别再让我着急了——我及不及格?