misery
/ˈmɪzərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body痛苦, 苦恼; 苦难：
she went upstairs and cried in misery
她上了楼, 痛哭一场
count noun he wrote endlessly about his frustrations and miseries.他写了许许多多有关自己的挫折和磨难。
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- count noun（一般作miseries）a cause or source of great distress or discomfort悲惨境遇, 可悲情况; 贫苦, 穷困：
the miseries of war.
战争的苦难。
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- count noun Brit. informal a person who is constantly miserable or discontented〈英, 非正式〉经常叹苦经的人, 老发牢骚的人：
have we really been such a bunch of miseries to work with?
我们真是这样一群难以合作的牢骚鬼吗？
短语
make someone's life a misery（或make life a misery for someone）
- cause someone severe distress by continued unpleasantness or harassment使生活不断苦恼（或痛苦）。
put someone/thing out of their misery
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- end the suffering of a person or animal in pain by killing them（杀死痛苦中的人或动物）使不再痛苦。
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- informal release someone from suspense or anxiety by telling them something they are anxious to know〈非正式〉（告诉对方想了解之事）使放心。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French miserie, from Latin miseria, from miser 'wretched'.