| 单词 | misery |
| 释义 | misery (once / 76 pages) n Misery is a state of deep unhappiness or discomfort. It's not dropping your ice cream cone. It's having a hairy monster steal your ice cream cone, eat it in one bite, and then kidnap you and carry you off to his cave. Misery describes a miserable situation and a miserable feeling. Waiting four hours in the hot sun for a concert you don't want to see and can't afford? That's misery. The only way to survive is to bring a friend who hates the band as much as you––because misery loves company. WORD FAMILYmisery: miserable, miseries+/miserable: miserableness, miserabler, miserablest, miserably USAGE EXAMPLESGospel Mavutula from neighbouring Malawi was originally named Misery but decided it was too negative and changed it. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) “It is misery,” she said, wiping her eyes with a knuckle. The New Yorker(Dec 29, 2016) The Buddha observes that the source of people’s misery is not loss but attachment. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable Syn|Hypo|Hyper miserableness, wretchedness concentration camp a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh conditions living deatha state of constant misery suffering, woemisery resulting from affliction ill-being lack of prosperity or happiness or health 2n a feeling of intense unhappiness she was exhausted by her misery and grief Hyper sadness, unhappiness emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being |
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