misery
noun uk/ˈmɪz.ər.i/ us/ˈmɪz.ɚ.i/
(UNHAPPY FEELING)
B2 [ C or U ]痛苦，悲惨
great unhappiness
We have witnessed the most appalling scenes of human misery. 我们目睹了最令人震惊的人间苦难。
Ten years of marriage to him have made her life a misery. 和他的10年婚姻使她的生活非常痛苦。
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- He looked happy for a brief while, before relapsing into silent misery.
- He sat slumped over his desk, the picture of misery.
- Words alone cannot convey the untold misery endured by people in these refugee camps.
- She was worn down by the misery and degradation of prison life.
- I just wanted to end the misery of waiting.
(UNHAPPY PERSON)
[ S ] UK informal disapproving (also misery guts)常常不高兴的人，老发牢骚的人
someone who is often very unhappy and is always complaining about things
Oh come on, don't be such a misery! 好了，别做牢骚大王了！
Stop being such an old misery guts! 别老是发牢骚！
Idioms
misery loves companyidiom saying不快乐的人喜欢向人诉苦
people who are unhappy like to share their troubles with others
We'd both just broken up with our boyfriends, so we decided to go see a movie together – misery loves company. 我们都刚刚和男朋友分手，于是决定一起去看电影——不开心的人需要找伴！
put something out of its miseryidiom 杀死（动物）以结束其痛苦
to kill an animal because it is in great pain, so that it does not have to suffer any more
put someone out of their miseryidiom informal （告知情况）使（某人）不再感到不安，消除（某人）的顾虑
to stop someone worrying, usually by giving that person information that they have been waiting for
We try to put our students out of their misery and give them their exam results as early as possible. 我们尽量使学生不需长时间担心，尽早告诉他们考试结果。