miserable
adjective uk/ˈmɪz.ər.ə.bəl/ us/ˈmɪz.ɚ.ə.bəl/
(UNHAPPY)
B1 痛苦的;可怜的
very unhappy
She's miserable living on her own. 她独自生活，非常可怜。
B2 令人难受的，令人痛苦的
unpleasant and causing unhappiness
miserable weather 令人难受的天气
What a miserable existence! How could anyone live in such awful conditions? 多么痛苦的生活！一个人怎么能在这么糟糕的条件下过活？
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- She has a miserable existence living with him.
- Mark always has such a miserable expression on his face.
- He's a miserable old git.
- When I'm feeling miserable I go shopping and spoil myself - a couple of new dresses always make me feel better.
- She's a miserable old trout who complains about everything.
(NOT GOOD)
C2 [ before noun ]拙劣的;少得可怜的
used to emphasize the low quality of value of something
The book was a miserable failure. 这本书是一个可怜的失败。
informal She only offered me a miserable $20 for my old phone. 她只出少得可怜的20美元买我的旧电话。