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单词 misery
释义

misery

UK /ˈmɪzəri/

Word Forms

singularmisery
pluralmiseries

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    uncountable the state of being extremely unhappy or uncomfortable

    Our people have suffered untold hardship and misery.

    The heatwave brought traffic misery to thousands.

    in misery:

    Children were living in misery, without housing, school, or clinics.

    Synonyms and related words

    Sadness and unhappiness
    1. 1a
      countable something that causes people to suffer or be unhappy

      He wasn’t prepared for the physical miseries of prison.

      Synonyms and related words

      Miscellaneous bad things
  2. 2
    countable Britishinformalsomeone who is always complaining or in a bad mood
    Synonyms and related words

    People who complain a lot or are difficult to please
    Synonyms and related words

    People who are not happy, hopeful or friendly

phrases

make someone’s life a misery
put someone out of their misery
put something out of its misery

misery

US /ˈmɪzəri/

Word Forms

singularmisery
pluralmiseries

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    uncountable the state of being extremely unhappy or uncomfortable

    The heatwave brought traffic misery to thousands.

    Our people have suffered untold hardship and misery.

    in misery:

    Children were living in misery, without housing, school, or health care.

    Synonyms and related words

    Sadness and unhappiness
    1. 1a
      countable something that causes people to suffer or be unhappy

      He wasn’t prepared for the physical miseries of prison.

      Synonyms and related words

      Miscellaneous bad things

phrases

make someone’s life a misery
put someone out of their misery
put something out of its misery
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