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feel/look miserable
He felt miserable after the breakup.
分手后他感到很痛苦。
非常痛苦的；悲惨的
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非常痛苦的；悲惨的
very unhappy, sad, or suffering; full of misery
He felt miserable after the breakup.
分手后他感到很痛苦。
处于痛苦状态:非常悲伤、生病或贫穷
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
极其痛苦的
very unhappy; full of misery
在某方面非常糟糕；无能的；无望的
Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.
令人怜悯的
deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy
The rainy weather made me feel miserable all day.
下雨的天气让我一整天都感觉很痛苦。
AI contextual example
He lived in a miserable little room with no windows.
他住在一个没有窗户的可怜小房间里。
AI contextual example
After losing the game, the team looked miserable.
输掉比赛后，全队看上去非常沮丧。
AI contextual example
he felt depressed and miserable
他感到沮丧和痛苦。
WordNet
He felt miserable after the breakup.
分手后他感到很痛苦。
The constant rain made everyone miserable.
持续不断的雨让每个人都感到痛苦。
She was miserable about failing the exam.
她因考试不及格而痛苦。
Not this
He cried miserable.
Use this
He cried miserably.
形容词“miserable”不能修饰动词“cried”，应使用副词“miserably”。
Not this
The news made me to be miserable.
Use this
The news made me miserable.
使役动词“make”后接宾语和省略“to”的不定式（形容词作宾语补足语），不能加“to be”。
Not this
I am miserable of this job.
Use this
I am miserable about this job.
介词搭配错误；“miserable”表示“对……感到痛苦”时，常用介词“about”，而非“of”。
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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。
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。
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。
悲惨的境况
The refugees were living in miserable conditions.
难民们生活在悲惨的境况中。
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。
痛苦的感觉
She had a miserable feeling that she would never see him again.
她有一种痛苦的感觉，觉得自己再也见不到他了。
非常悲惨
After losing his job, he felt as miserable as sin.
失业后，他感到非常悲惨。
拙劣的借口
That's a miserable excuse for being late.
那不是一个迟到的合理解释。
可怜虫
He called himself a miserable wretch after failing the exam.
考试失败后，他称自己是个可怜虫。
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misery（痛苦）+ able（能）→ 能带来痛苦的就是悲惨的。
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。
常用于 feel, be, make 等动词后；表示原因时后接 about/over。
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