单词 | plight |
释义 | plight nounadjective | verb + plight | preposition adjective➤desperate, sad, sorry, tragic绝境;悲惨的境况;困境◆the desperate plight of flood victims水灾灾民的绝境➤current目前的困境▸➤economic, financial经济/财政困境verb + plight➤recognize, see, understand认清困境▸➤draw attention to, highlight, publicize使关注困境◆he has been sleeping rough in the streets to highlight the plight of the homeless.他一直露宿街头,以引起人们对无家可归者境况的关注。➤alleviate, ease缓解困境▸➤ignore无视困境preposition➤plight of⋯的困境◆the plight of the 1.5 million refugees150 万难民所处的困境plight /plaɪt/ [singular] (especially written) a difficult or sad situation, especially one involving a person or group of people苦难;困境;苦境◆he has expressed deep concern about the plight of the flood victims.他对洪灾受害者的困境深表关切。◆a neighbour heard of her plight and offered to help.一位邻居听说了她的苦境,主动提出帮忙。plight/plaɪt ||; plaɪt/noun [sing] (formal 正式) a bad or difficult state or situation 困境;苦况 plightsee ⇨ situation 2 ⇨ suffer 3 plight /plaɪt; plaɪt/n [singular 单数]a bad, serious, or sad situation that someone is in 困境,苦况:◇the plight of the homeless 无家可归者的苦况 |
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