英语词汇“plight”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	plight
释义	plight I. \ˈplīt, usu -īd.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English plighten, from Old English i plihtan to endanger, from pliht risk, danger; akin to Old English plēon to expose to danger, Middle Dutch plien, plegen to be responsible for, Old High German pflegan to take care of : to put or give in pledge : engage < plight faith > < plight troth > < a plighted bride > < he was half engaged … not absolutely plighted — George Meredith > Synonyms: see promise II. noun (-s) : a solemnly given pledge : engagement < women … not famous for keeping their plight — Sir Walter Scott > III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English plit, from Anglo-French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin plictus fold — more at plait 1. : condition, state; especially : bad state or condition : predicament < the plight of the unemployed > < ruined landowners who do not dare to face their desperate plight — Marc Slonim > < the plight of the sensitive artist in a … standardized society — J.W.Aldridge > 2. : physical condition < the horses are in fine plight > < lived … many years after in very good plight — Thomas Gray > 3. archaic : fold, plait 4. archaic : attire, dress < sit in silver plight — John Keats > Synonyms: see predicament IV. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English pliten, from plit, n. obsolete : plait, fold
随便看	compulsive compulsively compulsiveness compulsorily compulsoriness compulsory compulsory compulsory jurisdiction compulsory listing compunction compunctionless compunctious compunctiously compurgation compurgator compurgatorial compurgatory computability computable computably computation computational computational computational linguistics computationally

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