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wretched adj.
⇨ badbad adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ terrible 1 另见terrible条第1义bad ♦︎ nasty ♦︎ unpleasant ♦︎ grim ♦︎ lousy ♦︎ wretched ♦︎ ghastlyThese words all describe sth that is full of problems and/or makes you feel upset, uncomfortable, disappointed or depressed. 这些词均表示情况糟糕的、令人不快或沮丧的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达糟糕或令人不快的程度| bad | ➔ | nasty | ➔ | wretched | | unpleasant | | grim | | ghastly | | | lousy | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a bad / a nasty / an unpleasant / a grim / a ghastly situation◆a bad / a nasty / an unpleasant / a ghastly experience / feeling◆bad / nasty / unpleasant / grim / lousy / wretched / ghastly weather◆a bad / a nasty / an unpleasant / a grim mood◆a bad / a nasty / an unpleasant taste / smell◆bad / grim / ghastly news◆a bad / a grim / a lousy / a wretched day / night / time◆a nasty / an unpleasant / a grim / a wretched / a ghastlythought◆the nasty / unpleasant / grim truth / reality / facts◆to find sth unpleasant / grim◆very bad / nasty / unpleasant / grim / wretched◆really bad / nasty / unpleasant / grim / lousy / wretched / ghastly◆pretty bad / nasty / unpleasant / grim / lousy / ghastly◆rather bad / nasty / unpleasant / grim / ghastly◆particularly bad / nasty / unpleasant / grim / ghastly■ bad full of problems; not what you hope for or want 问题成堆的；不如人意的◆I'm having a really bad day.我今天倒霉透了。◆It was the worst experience of her life.那是她一生中最糟糕的经历。◆Smoking gives you bad breath.吸烟会导致口臭。◆Things are bad enough without our own guns shelling us.本来情况就够糟的了，偏偏我们自己的大炮又向我们开起火来。OPP good ⇨ nice 1 ■ nasty very bad or serious; making you feel upset, uncomfortable or disgusted 极差的；严重的；令人不快（或厌恶）的◆He had a nasty accident.他出了严重的事故。◆The news gave me a nasty shock.这消息可把我吓死了。◆He had a nasty moment when he thought he'd lost his passport.他以为护照丢了，当时苦恼极了。◆This coffee tastes nasty.这咖啡难喝死了。◆Don't buy that coat－it looks cheap and nasty.别买那件外套，一看就是差劲的便宜货。OPP nice ⇨ nice 1 ■ unpleasant (rather formal) not pleasant or comfortable 令人不快的；不舒服的◆There was an unpleasant atmosphere in the room.房间里有一种不愉快的气氛。◆The minerals in the water made it unpleasant to drink.水里的矿物质使得这水挺难喝的。◆He may make life unpleasant for the rest of us.他可能让我们大家的日子都不好过。ⓘ Unpleasant is usually less strong than nasty and is not used to mean 'serious'. * unpleasant的语气通常不如nasty强烈，没有“严重的”之意◆He had an unpleasant accident. However, it is sometimes used in a rather polite or formal way to describe sth that really is nasty, when you don't want to say exactly how nasty it is. 不过，如果事情确实很严重，却又不想直说，有时就会用unpleasant，这是一种颇为礼貌或正式的用法◆Things started to get unpleasant when the neighbours called in the police.邻居把警察叫来时，事态就开始不妙了。 OPP pleasant ⇨ nice 1 ■ grim unpleasant and depressing 令人不快且沮丧的◆The accident serves as a grim reminder of what drinking and driving can do.这起事故无情地提醒了我们酒后驾车会导致什么样的后果。◆The outlook is pretty grim.前景堪忧。◆Things are looking grim for workers in the building industry.对建筑业的工人来说，形势看来很不乐观。ⓘ Grim is used especially to talk about things that have just happened and things that are likely to happen in the future. Collocates include news, reminder, discovery, reality, picture, legacy, fate, future, prospect, forecast, outlook and warning. * grim尤用于描述刚刚发生的事和将来可能发生的事，搭配词有news、reminder、discovery、reality、picture、legacy、fate、future、prospect、forecast、outlook和warning。■ lousy / /ˈlaʊzi/ / (informal) very bad or disappointing 非常糟的；令人极为失望的◆What lousy weather!这天气真糟糕！◆I've had a lousy day.我今天倒霉透顶。ⓘ Lousy is used especially to talk about things or people that you are disappointed with. Collocates include day, food, husband, lover, summer and weather. * lousy尤用于描述令人失望的事物或人，搭配词有day、food、husband、lover、summer和weather。■ wretched / /ˈretʃɪd/ / (written) extremely bad or unpleasant 极坏的；恶劣的◆She had a wretched time of it at school.她上学时的日子十分难熬。◆The animals are kept in the most wretched conditions.这些动物的饲养条件极其恶劣。ⓘ Wretched is used especially to talk about extreme situations that affect other people (or animals) and that you sympathize with. * wretched尤用于描述让他人（或动物）难受而令人同情的极端状况。■ ghastly /ˈgɑːstli; NAmE ˈgæstli/ (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant 糟透的；差极的◆The weather was ghastly.天气糟透了。◆It's all been a ghastly mistake.这是个极其恶劣的错误。ⓘ Ghastly is used especially to talk about extreme situations that affect your senses or emotions. * ghastly尤用于描述使人感官上或情感上难受的极端状况。 |