put something/somebody out of their miserya) informalWORRIED# to make someone stop feeling worried, especially by telling them something they are waiting to hear 使某人不再着急[担心]〔尤指通过告诉其想了解之事〕 Go on, put them out of their misery and announce the winner. 说吧，别让他们着急了，宣布谁是获胜者吧。
b) KILLto kill a sick or injured animal in order to end its suffering 结束某动物的痛苦〔指杀死患病或受伤的动物〕 SYN put down I think you should put the poor creature out of its misery. 我想你应该让这可怜的东西结束痛苦。
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