1 N-VAR 苦难;痛苦;不幸 Misery is great unhappiness. 苦难;痛苦;不幸
SYN unhappiness, distress, despair, grief
2 N-UNCOUNT 穷困;悲惨的境遇 Misery is the way of life and unpleasant living conditions of people who are very poor. 穷困;悲惨的境遇
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A tiny, educated elite profited from the misery of their two million fellow countrymen. [+ of]
一小撮受过良好教育的精英分子从他们200万同胞的贫苦生活中获取利益。
SYN poverty, want, need, squalor
3 N-COUNT 牢骚满腹者;爱抱怨的人 If you say that someone is a misery, you are critical of them because they are always com-plaining. 牢骚满腹者;爱抱怨的人 [mainly British, informal, disapproval]
SYN moaner, pessimist, killjoy, spoilsport [informal]
4 PHRASE 使生活痛苦;使日子不好过 If someone makes your life a misery, they behave in an unpleasant way towards you over a period of time and make you very unhappy. 使生活痛苦;使日子不好过
5 PHRASE (告诉某人其急于想知道的事)消除…的忧虑 If you put someone out of their misery, you tell them something that they are very anxious to know. (告诉某人其急于想知道的事)消除…的忧虑 [informal]
6 PHRASE 将(动物)人工致死以结束其痛苦 If you put an animal out of its misery, you kill it because it is sick or injured and cannot be cured or healed. 将(动物)人工致死以结束其痛苦
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