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　

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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

• 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。
• He was in a sorry plight, weighed down by numerous troublesome problems.
  麻烦事一大堆，弄得他焦头烂额。
• His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
  朋友的困境促使他投身参与。
• The plight of the Kurds gained global visibility.
  库尔德人的苦难引起了全球关注。
• He would concern himself solely with the plight of the hostages.
  他唯一关心的是人质的危险处境。
• 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。
• This is the plight in today's development of China's official accountability system.
  这也恰是我国官员问责制发铺到今天的困境所在。
• They bore their plight with stoicism and fortitude.
  他们以坚忍刚毅的精神直面困境。
• I have spoken of the plight of the grocers.
  我已经说了许多杂货商的困境。
• 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。