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单词 deplorable
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Definition of deplorable in English:

deplorable

adjective dɪˈplɔːrəb(ə)ldəˈplɔrəb(ə)l
  • 1Deserving strong condemnation; completely unacceptable.

    应受强烈谴责的,令人发指的

    children living in deplorable conditions
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although not as large an operation as a puppy mill, backyard breeders often possess the same deplorable conditions.
    • Not to say that Russell isn't right when he laments the deplorable state of modern culture.
    • Such an unthinkable and deplorable situation would affect every aspect of potential business and the quality of life for the future generations in Swindon.
    • During the past two days, residents have been setting fires on the streets to highlight deplorable living conditions.
    • The killing of innocents is deplorable and appalling in any part of the world.
    • It is deplorable that the delay in undertaking the job was mainly attributed to the two parties' differences over channels of negotiations.
    • Older people in the locality cannot recollect the roads ever having been in a more deplorable condition.
    • ‘I think it is a deplorable state of affairs,’ he told the town council.
    • The animals used for this trade are raised under deplorable conditions and killed solely for their skins and furs.
    • Even if their claims are exaggerated, any loss of life is deplorable and unacceptable.
    • They fail to realize that elderly people, when reduced to a deplorable state of solitude, have all the more need for someone to talk to and interact with.
    • Its focus has changed, that's all: it's no longer praise for conduct seen as admirable, but condemnation of antics seen as deplorable.
    • These kinds of outrages are deplorable and the perpetrators should be brought to justice.
    • The conditions inside the building are deplorable, terrible, disgusting.
    • This was, after all, a world in which literacy was rare, and the quality of preaching deplorable.
    • I am disappointed in the deplorable, unconscionable way they are trying to make this a political issue.
    • We have received a complaint from some tourists about a bear being mistreated and kept in deplorable conditions in a snake farm in Pattaya.
    • These deplorable conditions existed in military prisons of both sides.
    • I write on behalf of a number of Joseph Rowntree pupils - all of whom have received deplorable service from the bus service over recent weeks.
    • Housing conditions are frequently deplorable, overcrowded, and substandard.
    Synonyms
    disgraceful, shameful, dishonourable, disreputable, discreditable, unworthy, shabby, inexcusable, unpardonable, unforgivable
    reprehensible, despicable, abominable, base, sordid, vile, hateful, contemptible, loathsome, offensive, execrable, heinous, odious, revolting, unspeakable, beyond contempt, beyond the pale
    rare egregious, flagitious
    1. 1.1 Shockingly bad in quality.
      极差的,糟透的
      her spelling was deplorable

      她的拼写真是糟透了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Many live without electricity and work in deplorable conditions.
      • An official, who requested anonymity, said the school was closed one week earlier last term because of the deplorable conditions.
      • One of the main reasons for the fall in theatre audience is due to the deplorable condition of the theatres.
      • They are living under deplorable conditions with limited access to safe drinking water, proper sanitation and food.
      • The game was played in deplorable weather conditions and in the end Galway emerged victorious by a point.
      • Meanwhile, a source close to the investigation told the newspaper the girl and her family are living in deplorable conditions.
      • The authorities should also work to alleviate the deplorable condition of roads to ensure safety.
      • He added that the whole road structure and footpaths in the area were in a deplorable condition.
      • In her Letters home, Fairchild described the deplorable conditions the nurses had to endure.
      • The quality of the image is a bit deplorable at times but it really doesn't matter, it's what the people say that does.
      • Another matter of serious concern to the people in the Hannon's Strand area is the deplorable condition of the entrance to the beach.
      • Should you be able to communicate in Thai (my wife is Thai) you will find the quality of advice deplorable.
      • That does not seem possible, however, when our roads are in such deplorable condition, food prices are so high and the crime rate is rising daily.
      • Refugees have to live in most deplorable conditions human beings can face.
      • The condition of English prisons was deplorable; males and females could be and were crowded into cells together.
      • Both sides made enough chances, but the finishing was deplorable, but strangely when the odd score came the quality was top drawer.
      • The sanitary conditions are deplorable and there are no separate toilets for women.
      • He said that the minister had himself once visited the center and seen the deplorable condition of the road but no action had been taken even then.
      • Most, especially men, drank to escape deplorable housing conditions and the desperation of a life going nowhere.
      • The bins could do with a good hosing down, they are in a deplorable condition.
      Synonyms
      lamentable, regrettable, grievous, unfortunate, wretched, dire, atrocious, abysmal, very bad, awful, terrible, dreadful, diabolical
      miserable, pitiable, pathetic, sorry, unhappy, sad, woeful
      substandard, poor, inadequate, inferior, unsatisfactory, unacceptable
      informal appalling, rotten, crummy, lousy, God-awful
      British informal chronic
      dated frightful

Derivatives

  • deplorably

  • adverbdɪˈplɔːrəblidəˈplɔrəbli
    • Writers working in languages other than English get deplorably little attention in Britain, so you can bet that the most underrated authors are ‘foreigners’ you've never read.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The long delays for an ambulance service, to come to an accident, or to convey a sick person in these areas is deplorably slow.
      • I know someone - a gifted artist - who chose to give up her analysis rather than tell her analyst that she found his taste in paintings deplorably vulgar.
      • It also held that serious negligence that fell deplorably short of the standard patients are entitled to expect from their doctors could constitute serious professional misconduct.
      • As a regular car user on Station Road the lights on the present zebra crossing are deplorably faint.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French déplorable or late Latin deplorabilis, from the verb deplorare (see deplore).

Definition of deplorable in US English:

deplorable

adjectivedəˈplôrəb(ə)ldəˈplɔrəb(ə)l
  • 1Deserving strong condemnation.

    应受强烈谴责的,令人发指的

    the deplorable conditions in which most prisoners are held

    大部分囚犯所处的恶劣境地。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These kinds of outrages are deplorable and the perpetrators should be brought to justice.
    • This was, after all, a world in which literacy was rare, and the quality of preaching deplorable.
    • Housing conditions are frequently deplorable, overcrowded, and substandard.
    • It is deplorable that the delay in undertaking the job was mainly attributed to the two parties' differences over channels of negotiations.
    • These deplorable conditions existed in military prisons of both sides.
    • Not to say that Russell isn't right when he laments the deplorable state of modern culture.
    • Even if their claims are exaggerated, any loss of life is deplorable and unacceptable.
    • The killing of innocents is deplorable and appalling in any part of the world.
    • Such an unthinkable and deplorable situation would affect every aspect of potential business and the quality of life for the future generations in Swindon.
    • We have received a complaint from some tourists about a bear being mistreated and kept in deplorable conditions in a snake farm in Pattaya.
    • They fail to realize that elderly people, when reduced to a deplorable state of solitude, have all the more need for someone to talk to and interact with.
    • Older people in the locality cannot recollect the roads ever having been in a more deplorable condition.
    • Although not as large an operation as a puppy mill, backyard breeders often possess the same deplorable conditions.
    • The conditions inside the building are deplorable, terrible, disgusting.
    • ‘I think it is a deplorable state of affairs,’ he told the town council.
    • I write on behalf of a number of Joseph Rowntree pupils - all of whom have received deplorable service from the bus service over recent weeks.
    • During the past two days, residents have been setting fires on the streets to highlight deplorable living conditions.
    • I am disappointed in the deplorable, unconscionable way they are trying to make this a political issue.
    • Its focus has changed, that's all: it's no longer praise for conduct seen as admirable, but condemnation of antics seen as deplorable.
    • The animals used for this trade are raised under deplorable conditions and killed solely for their skins and furs.
    Synonyms
    disgraceful, shameful, dishonourable, disreputable, discreditable, unworthy, shabby, inexcusable, unpardonable, unforgivable
    1. 1.1 Shockingly bad in quality.
      极差的,糟透的
      her spelling was deplorable

      她的拼写真是糟透了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He said that the minister had himself once visited the center and seen the deplorable condition of the road but no action had been taken even then.
      • The condition of English prisons was deplorable; males and females could be and were crowded into cells together.
      • Many live without electricity and work in deplorable conditions.
      • Refugees have to live in most deplorable conditions human beings can face.
      • The bins could do with a good hosing down, they are in a deplorable condition.
      • The authorities should also work to alleviate the deplorable condition of roads to ensure safety.
      • An official, who requested anonymity, said the school was closed one week earlier last term because of the deplorable conditions.
      • The sanitary conditions are deplorable and there are no separate toilets for women.
      • The quality of the image is a bit deplorable at times but it really doesn't matter, it's what the people say that does.
      • The game was played in deplorable weather conditions and in the end Galway emerged victorious by a point.
      • In her Letters home, Fairchild described the deplorable conditions the nurses had to endure.
      • Most, especially men, drank to escape deplorable housing conditions and the desperation of a life going nowhere.
      • Both sides made enough chances, but the finishing was deplorable, but strangely when the odd score came the quality was top drawer.
      • That does not seem possible, however, when our roads are in such deplorable condition, food prices are so high and the crime rate is rising daily.
      • Meanwhile, a source close to the investigation told the newspaper the girl and her family are living in deplorable conditions.
      • One of the main reasons for the fall in theatre audience is due to the deplorable condition of the theatres.
      • He added that the whole road structure and footpaths in the area were in a deplorable condition.
      • Another matter of serious concern to the people in the Hannon's Strand area is the deplorable condition of the entrance to the beach.
      • Should you be able to communicate in Thai (my wife is Thai) you will find the quality of advice deplorable.
      • They are living under deplorable conditions with limited access to safe drinking water, proper sanitation and food.
      Synonyms
      lamentable, regrettable, grievous, unfortunate, wretched, dire, atrocious, abysmal, very bad, awful, terrible, dreadful, diabolical

Origin

Early 17th century: from French déplorable or late Latin deplorabilis, from the verb deplorare (see deplore).

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