1 very unhappy 悲惨的;忧伤的:
Oh dear, you look miserable. What's wrong?啊,你看来很不开心,有什么事?
2 unpleasant; making you feel unhappy 令人不愉快的;令人难受的:
What miserable weather!(= grey, cold and wet)多糟的天气! [SYN] dismal 同义词为dismal
3 too small or of bad quality 小或少得可怜的;质量差的:
I was offered a miserable salary so I didn't take the job.那份工作的薪金少得可怜,所以我没有接受。 ➔miserably /-əbli ||; -əblɪ/ advI stared miserably out of the window.我苦恼地凝望窗外。He failed miserably as an actor.他的演员生涯一败涂地。
miserable/ˋmIzərəbḷ; ˈmIz$rəb$l/adj 1 very unhappy 悲哀的﹐痛苦的: I felt miserable . 我感到很痛苦。Why are you looking so miserable ? 你为什么愁眉苦脸的?see box at见 SAD 方框2 unpleasant 讨厌的﹐令人不舒服的: The weather's been pretty miserable all summer. 整个夏天天气都很糟糕。They lead miserable lives. 他们过着悲惨的生活。3 very small in amount, or very bad in quality 数量极少的﹔质量极差的: Nurses tend to earn a miserable salary. 护士的薪水往往少得可怜。 —miserably adv