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
极差的，恶劣的；讨厌的，该死的；感到极度痛苦或不幸的；非常悲惨的。；质量或状况非常差的；低劣或卑贱的；可鄙的,下贱的。
in a very unhappy or unfortunate state
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
微不足道的,卑劣的,贫乏的；悲惨的,无价值的。
Of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature; miserable, paltry, worthless.
非常不快乐；充满痛苦的
very unhappy; full of misery
指人等:行为令人鄙视的；卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的。
Of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner causing contempt; base, despicable, wicked.
指天气:令人很不舒服的；非常讨厌的；糟糕的。
Of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant; miserable.
The refugees lived in wretched conditions.
难民生活在恶劣的环境中。
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰conditions，表示极差的状态。
AI contextual example
She felt wretched after losing her job.
失去工作后，她感到非常痛苦。
用法提示：形容词作表语，描述人的情绪，意为“非常不幸/痛苦”。
AI contextual example
The hotel provided wretched service.
这家酒店提供的服务极差。
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰service，表示质量极差。
AI contextual example
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！
更侧重情感上的痛苦，wretched 强调状态极差，可互换。
强调引起同情，wretched 则更强调极其恶劣的状态。
含有轻蔑意味，wretched 更为中性。
语气更正式，强调应受谴责，wretched 侧重状态差。
非正式，与 wretched 在‘极差’义上可互换，但 lousy 更口语化。
grammar · medium
易错句子He wretched when he heard the news.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a wretched for betraying his friend.
正确表达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。
wretched 是形容词，描述状态或质量；wretch 是名词，指人。
wretched 强调极差或恶劣，pitiful 强调引起同情。
wretched 可指质量极差，miserable 多指心情或状态极糟。
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。
root
suffix
悲惨的境况常与贫困相伴
wretched 形容极度痛苦的状态
恶劣的环境条件与之相关
悲惨常导致绝望情绪
艰难困苦是造成悲惨的原因
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.