plight

英 [plaɪt]

美 [plaɪt]

n.  苦难; 困境; 苦境
v.  保证，约定

过去式：plighted　过去分词：plighted　现在分词：plighting　第三人称单数：plights　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6906 / COCA.7410

习惯用语

v.

plight your troth
• 许婚；以身相许
  to make a promise to a person saying that you will marry them; to marry sb

牛津词典

noun

• 苦难；困境；苦境
  a difficult and sad situation
  1. the plight of the homeless
     无家可归者的艰难困苦
  2. The African elephant is in a desperate plight.
     非洲象正面临绝境。

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 困境；苦境
  If you refer to someone'splight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing situation that is full of problems.
  1. ...the worsening plight of Third World countries plagued by debts.
     受债务困扰的第三世界国家日益加深的苦境

英英释义

noun

• a solemn pledge of fidelity
  Synonym:troth
• a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
  1. finds himself in a most awkward predicament
  2. the woeful plight of homeless people
  Synonym:predicamentquandary

verb

• promise solemnly and formally
  1. I pledge that I will honor my wife
  Synonym:pledge
• give to in marriage
  Synonym:betrothengageaffiance

双语例句

• It is a measure of their plight that few of them have anywhere to go to
  他们几乎全都无处可归，看得出他们是陷入了困境。
• Needless to say, we feel keenly for the plight of the exploited and oppressed people the world over.
  不用说，我们对全世界被剥削和被压迫人民的悲惨处境深为同情。
• The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions
  该国的经济困境阻碍了其科研机构的工作进展。
• More than 400 exiles were on a dawn-to-dusk hunger strike to dramatize their plight
  400多名流亡者举行从早到晚的绝食抗议来让人们关注他们的苦难。
• We were in a sorry plight, tired, lost and hungry.
  我们疲乏不堪，迷了路又饿着肚子，处境很是窘迫。
• Can you ignore their plight, or are you able to see in others yourself.
  你可以无视他们的困境，或者你能够在其他人身上看到你自己。
• The plight of the children who are caught up in the conflict is being overlooked.
  被卷入这个冲突中的孩子的困境被忽视了。
• This article analyzes the plight of low-carbon technology innovation, and points out some corresponding countermeasures.
  通过分析低碳技术创新所面临的一些问题，提出相应的对策和建议。
• He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed.
  他仅仅是想引起人们对失业者困境的关注。
• Last year Collins wrote a moving ballad which highlighted the plight of the homeless
  去年，柯林斯写了一首动人的抒情歌曲，突出描绘了无家可归者的苦境。