wretched

adjective

/ˈretʃɪd/

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[not usually before noun] (of a person人) feeling ill or unhappy感到不适的；难受的；不愉快的
- You look wretched—what's wrong?你看起来愁眉苦脸的，怎么啦？
- I felt wretched about the way things had turned out.事情落了这么个结局，我感到很难受。
- She looked thoroughly wretched.她看上去非常沮丧。
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(formal) extremely bad or unpleasant极坏的；恶劣的 synonym awful
- 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。
[usually before noun] (formal) making you feel sympathy or making you sad可怜的；悲惨的 synonym pitiful
- She finally agreed to have the wretched animal put down.她最后同意用药结束这个可怜的动物的生命。
[only before noun] (informal) used to show that you think that somebody/something is extremely annoying（表示憎恶）该死的，无法容忍的
- Is it that wretched woman again?这又是那个该死的女人吗？

Word OriginMiddle English: formed irregularly from wretch + -ed.