plight 详细解释

plight

[plait]

n.困境, 苦境
n.誓约
vt.宣誓, 订婚

n.

境况; 困境, 苦境[C][S1]

He was in a sad plight, sick and penniless.

他贫病交加, 处境十分困难。

Seeing the people's plight, he knelt down and prayed.

看到人民的困境, 他跪下祈祷。

词形变化

名词: plighter | 动词过去式: plighted | 动词过去分词: plighted | 动词现在分词: plighting | 动词第三人称单数: plights |

词义辨析

同义:

n.苦境; 困境

predicament  pinch  complication  muddle  difficulty  dilemma  

英英释义

名词 plight:

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

同义词：predicament, quandary

a solemn pledge of fidelity

同义词：troth

动词 plight:

give to in marriage

同义词：betroth, engage, affiance

promise solemnly and formally

同义词：pledge

补充

plightplight英:[plait] 美:[plaɪt]n.1.境况, 困境Alexander is in a miserable plight.亚历山大陷入了可怜的困境。

例句

1. the plight of single parents who want to return to work想重返职场的单亲父母的困境 2. the worsening plight of countries who are plagued by foreign debt为外债所累的国家日益加深的苦境 3. Britain had long plighted her word to maintain Belgian integrity and neutrality.英国一直承诺保证比利时的完整和中立。 4. the Soviet-American partnership plighted in the Malta and Helsinki summits在马耳他和赫尔辛基峰会上正式宣布的苏美伙伴关系 5. He plighted his word to attempt it.他发誓一试。 6. She plighted herself to him.她和他订婚了。 7. we must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty.我们必须致力于减轻生活在贫困中的儿童的苦难。 8. The recent cut in funding will only contribute to the hospital's financial plight.最近这次削减经费只会加剧这家医院的财政困难。 9. the plight of the unemployed/homeless失业人员/无家可归者的困境 10. the garden where the lovers plighted their troth恋人们在此许婚的花园

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