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be wretched
描述人的悲惨状态。
The refugees were wretched after days without food.
难民们几天没有食物，非常可怜。
可怜的，不幸的
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可怜的，不幸的
in a very unhappy or unfortunate state
The refugees were wretched after days without food.
难民们几天没有食物，非常可怜。
指人处于极度悲伤或不幸的状态
感到极度痛苦或不幸的；非常悲惨的。
Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
质量或状况非常差的
of very poor quality or condition
低劣或卑贱的；可鄙的,下贱的。
Of an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly.
身体痛苦的
characterized by physical misery
The refugees lived in wretched conditions.
难民生活在恶劣的环境中。
AI contextual example
She felt wretched after losing her job.
失去工作后，她感到非常痛苦。
AI contextual example
The hotel provided wretched service.
这家酒店提供的服务极差。
AI contextual example
spent a wretched night on the floor
在地板上度过了难熬的一夜。
WordNet
描述人的悲惨状态。
The refugees were wretched after days without food.
难民们几天没有食物，非常可怜。
修饰名词，表示极差或恶劣。
They lived in a wretched little hut.
他们住在一个破旧的小屋里。
表示情绪上的极差或内疚。
I feel wretched about the mistake I made.
我对自己犯的错误感到非常懊恼。
用于感叹，强调厌恶或不满。
What a wretched experience that was!
那真是一次糟糕的经历！
Not this
He wretched when he heard the news.
Use this
He felt wretched when he heard the news.
将形容词"wretched"误用作动词。正确用法是作形容词，与系动词连用表示状态。
Not this
He is a wretched for betraying his friend.
Use this
He is a wretch for betraying his friend.
混淆了"wretched"（形容词）和"wretch"（名词）。"wretched"是形容词，不能直接用作可数名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
恶劣的条件
The refugees were living in wretched conditions.
难民们生活在恶劣的条件下。
悲惨的生活
He led a wretched life after losing his job.
失去工作后，他过着悲惨的生活。
恶劣的天气
We had to cancel the picnic because of the wretched weather.
由于恶劣的天气，我们不得不取消野餐。
感到痛苦
I felt wretched after hearing the bad news.
听到坏消息后，我感到非常痛苦。
拙劣的借口
That's a wretched excuse for being late.
那是迟到的拙劣借口。
在一天结束时，你又老了一天，这就是你为悲惨生活所能说的一切。
The wretched living conditions in the slums shocked the visitors.
贫民窟里悲惨的生活条件让访客们震惊。
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wretched = wretch（可怜虫）+ ed，表示“可怜的、糟糕的”，想象一个可怜虫被弄得一团糟。
用于描述极差的状态或非常不幸的人，语域偏书面正式，常见于文学或新闻报道中。通常带有强烈的情感色彩。
常作定语或表语，描述极差的状态或令人厌恶的事物。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.