miserable
adjective
uk/ˈmɪz.ər.ə.bəl/us/ˈmɪz.ɚ.ə.bəl/miserableadjective(UNHAPPY)
B1
veryunhappy:
痛苦的；可怜的She's miserablelivingon her own.她独自生活，非常可怜。
Synonyms
blue(SAD)informal
dejected
depressed
despondent
dispirited
doleful
dolorousliterary
down
downcast
downhearted
(down) in thedumps
gloomy
gluminformal
low
low-spirited
melancholy
mournful
plaintive
sad(NOT HAPPY)
sorrowfulliterary
the doldrumsinformal
unhappy
feeling sad
- sadShe's been sad ever since her cat died.
- unhappyShe'd had a very unhappy childhood.
- miserableI just woke up feeling miserable.
- upsetThey'd had an argument and he was still upset about it.
- broken-heartedShe was broken-hearted when her partner left.
B2
unpleasantandcausingunhappiness:
令人难受的，令人痛苦的miserableweather令人难受的天气
What a miserableexistence! How could anyonelivein suchawfulconditions?多么痛苦的生活！一个人怎么能在这么糟糕的条件下过活？
- She has a miserableexistencelivingwith him.
- Markalways has such a miserableexpressionon hisface.
- He's a miserableoldgit.
- When I'mfeelingmiserable I goshoppingandspoilmyself - acoupleof newdressesalways make mefeelbetter.
- She's a miserableoldtroutwhocomplainsabout everything.
Feeling sad and unhappy
- a dog's lifeidiom
- a long faceidiom
- angsty
- be cut upidiom
- be down in the mouthidiom
- be in a funkidiom
- be in bitsidiom
- distraught
- distressed
- dog
- doleful
- lovelorn
- lovesick
- low-spirited
- lugubrious
- wistful
- wistfully
- woe
- woe is meidiom
- woebegone
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
miserableadjective(NOT GOOD)
C2[before noun]
used toemphasizethelowqualityorvalueof something:
Thebookwas a miserablefailure.这本书是一个可怜的失败。
informalShe onlyofferedme a miserable $20 for myoldphone.她只出少得可怜的20美元买我的旧电话。
Costing little or no money
- chargeless
- cheap
- cheap rate
- cheapness
- chintzy
- comp
- compliment
- complimentary
- cut-price
- economy-size
- entry level
- ex gratia
- free of charge
- glossy
- inexpensive
- nominal
- nothing
- rock bottom
- schlock
- valueless