Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #5017
miserable
非常痛苦的；悲惨的
very unhappy, sad, or suffering; full of misery
- 1.
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
处于痛苦状态:非常悲伤、生病或贫穷
- 2.
very unhappy; full of misery
极其痛苦的
- 3.
Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.
在某方面非常糟糕；无能的；无望的
- 4.
deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy
令人怜悯的
- 5.
Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.
天气极其恶劣,因寒冷、潮湿、阴沉等
- 6.
of the most contemptible kind
最可鄙的
- 7.
Wretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.
可怜的；无价值的；卑鄙的；可鄙的
- 8.
Negative minded, unpleasant to be around.
消极的,不愉快的
糟糕的；差劲的；很不在行的；（天气）恶劣的；阴冷的；可怜的；令人同情的；卑鄙的；可鄙的；消极悲观的；令人讨厌的
In use
The rainy weather made me feel miserable all day.
He lived in a miserable little room with no windows.
After losing the game, the team looked miserable.
he felt depressed and miserable
miserable victims of war
his miserable treatment of his family
You miserable skunk!
feel/look miserable
He felt miserable after the breakup.
分手后他感到很痛苦。
Connections
Collocations
- miserable life
- 悲惨的生活
- He led a miserable life after losing his job.他失业后过着悲惨的生活。
- miserable weather
- 糟糕的天气
- We had miserable weather during our entire vacation.我们整个假期都遇到了糟糕的天气。
- miserable failure
- 彻底的失败
- The project was a miserable failure due to lack of planning.由于缺乏规划，该项目彻底失败了。
- miserable condition
- 悲惨的境况
- The refugees were living in miserable conditions.难民们生活在悲惨的境况中。
- miserable existence
- 悲惨的生存
- Many stray dogs have a miserable existence on the streets.许多流浪狗在街上过着悲惨的生存。
- miserable feeling
Learner notes
Memory Tip
misery（痛苦）+ able（能）→ 能带来痛苦的就是悲惨的。
Context & Register
通常用于形容个人情感或外界状况的极度不悦，语域中性，常见于日常对话和一般写作中。
Grammar Note
常用于 feel, be, make 等动词后；表示原因时后接 about/over。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with '-able', a common suffix. However, they do not rhyme with 'miserable' because their stressed vowel sounds differ.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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