miserable
adj
1 very unhappy or uncomfortable; wretched 悲惨的; 难受的; 不幸的; 可怜的
miserable from cold and hunger 饥寒交迫
Refugees everywhere lead miserable lives. 各地难民过著凄惨的生活.
He makes her life miserable, eg by his cruelty, selfishness, etc. 他使她的生活十分痛苦.
Don't look so miserable! 别这麽愁眉苦脸的!
2 causing unhappiness or discomfort; unpleasant 造成不幸或痛苦的; 令人不快的
miserable (eg cold and wet) weather 令人难受的天气
a miserable afternoon 使人不快的下午
live in miserable conditions 在困苦的环境中生活.
3 poor in quality or quantity; too small or meagre 低劣的; 贫乏的; 小得或少得可怜的
What a miserable meal that was! 那顿饭真差劲!
How can I keep a family on such a miserable wage? 我怎麽能靠这麽可怜的工资养家?
4 [attrib 作定语]
mean; contemptible 卑鄙的; 可耻的
What a miserable old devil Scrooge was! 斯克鲁奇是多麽可恶的吝啬鬼呀!
The plan was a miserable failure. 那计画遭到狼狈不堪的失败.
5 (idm 习语) miserable/ugly as sin => sin.
Here and here. And I can only move my arm as much as this.
这儿和这儿。我只能这样摆动手臂。
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.