1ADJ-GRADED 不幸的;可怜的;苦难的 You describe someone as wretched when you feel sorry for them because they are in an unpleasant situation or have suffered unpleasant experiences. 不幸的;可怜的;苦难的 [formal] [formal]
You have built up a huge property empire by buying from wretched people who had to sell or starve.
你靠从那些不卖房就得挨饿的可怜人手里买下房子后建立起了庞大的房产帝国。
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The country's 37 million people are wretchedly poor.
该国3,700万人一贫如洗。
...prisoners living in wretchedly overcrowded conditions.
生活在拥挤不堪的环境中的囚徒
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He does deserve some good luck after so much wretchedness.
经过这么多苦难之后,他应该行点好运了。
2ADJ [ADJ n]讨厌的;混账的;该死的 You use wretched to describe someone or something that you dislike or feel angry with. 讨厌的;混账的;该死的 [informal, feelings]
Wretched woman, he thought, why the hell can't she wait?.
他想,可恶的女人,她怎么就不能等一等呢?
Theft is something that really disgusts me. It makes me feel hateful towards this whole wretched island.
偷窃是让我深恶痛绝的事情,它让我对这整个该死的岛都充满仇视。
3ADJ-GRADED 苦恼的;难过的;哀伤的 Someone who feels wretched feels very unhappy. 苦恼的;难过的;哀伤的 [formal]
I feel really confused and wretched.
我觉得十分迷惘,难过极了。
The wretched look on the little girl's face made him sorry.