wretchedness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈretʃ.ɪd.nəs/ us/ˈretʃ.ɪd.nəs/
不幸，可怜;肮脏，恶劣
the state of being unpleasant or of low quality
He couldn't stand the wretchedness of life at home. 他无法忍受家里的悲惨生活。
They were doomed to a life of wretchedness and slavery. 他们注定要过悲惨和奴役的生活。
病得厉害;非常不快
the feeling of being ill or very unhappy
She woke early in a state of wretchedness. 她早早地就在一种悲哀的状态中醒来。
Mum's wretchedness was the price Dad had chosen to pay for his happiness. 妈妈的悲惨遭遇是爸爸为自己的幸福而让她付出的代价。
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- They wanted to raise themselves out of wretchedness and poverty.
- The own goal summed up the wretchedness of his game.
- He studies drugs that can alleviate flu's wretchedness.
- How much of the narrator's wretchedness can we attribute to jealousy?