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。
• Sorry, but no sympathy from me on your plight here.
  抱歉，你从我这里得不到任何对你的情况的同情。
• The plight of rural land property system requires us to reform it.
  当前我国农村土地所有权制度存在的现实困境要求我们对其进行改革。
• I think that she is in sympathy with their plight.
  我认为她同情他们的苦境。
• 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。
• Their plight is now desperate.
  他们的困境现在已到了绝望的地步。
• 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。
• 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。
• They bore their plight with stoicism and fortitude.
  他们以坚忍刚毅的精神直面困境。
• 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。