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

• His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
  朋友的困境促使他投身参与。
• There are concerns to current condition and spiritual plight in reality.
  现实性有对现实状况和精神困境的担忧。
• He said in Cairo that the plight of the Palestinians was intolerable, but the Palestinians are still stateless.
  在开罗他曾说巴勒斯坦人民的处境已到了不可忍受的地步，但他们现在还是没有自己的国家。
• Their plight is now desperate.
  他们的困境现在已到了绝望的地步。
• I think that she is in sympathy with their plight.
  我认为她同情他们的苦境。
• 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。
• The paper carries an article that concerns the plight of homeless people.
  报上发表了一篇关于无家可归者处境的文章。
• The plight of the Kurds gained global visibility.
  库尔德人的苦难引起了全球关注。
• 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。
• I have solved the plight of the forsaken!
  我已经解决了现在被遗忘者的困境了！