misery
UK
misery n: (feeling of unhappiness)
SC 痛苦 tòng kǔ
TC 痛苦
TC 痛苦
SC 悲苦 tòng kǔ，bēi kǔ
SC 苦难 tòng kǔ，kǔ nàn
TC 苦難
TC 苦難
Richard's friends threw him a party to distract him from his misery.
misery n: (situation)
SC 悲惨的境遇 bēi cǎn de jìng yù
SC 穷困 bēi cǎn de jìng yù，qióng kùn
TC 窮困
TC 窮困
SC 贫苦 bēi cǎn de jìng yù，pín kǔ
TC 貧苦
TC 貧苦
The government was oppressive, and the people lived in misery.
misery n: UK (person: cause suffering)
SC 让人痛苦的人
SC 讨厌的人 tǎo yàn de rén
TC 討厭的人
TC 討厭的人
Sarah complained to her friend that her son was such a misery.
misery n: (situation: cause)
SC 造成痛苦的根源
SC 痛苦的原因 tòng kǔ de yuán yīn
The earthquake was a misery to all the people in the area.
misery loves company expr: ([sb] unhappy likes unhappy people)
SC 同病相怜
put [sb/sth] out of his/her/its misery v expr: (kill [sb/sth])
SC 杀死 shā sǐ
TC 殺死
TC 殺死
The dog was so ill that the vet said it would be kinder to put him out of his misery.
put [sb] out of his/her misery v expr: figurative (finally give an answer, etc.)
SC 宣布最终结果
The judges finally put the contestants out of their misery by announcing the winner.