plight
音标[plait]
汉语翻译
n. 境况, 誓约, 困境
vt. 宣誓, 保证
【法】 困境, 境况, 誓约
相关词组:
plight oneself to sb
vt. 宣誓, 保证
【法】 困境, 境况, 誓约
相关词组:
plight oneself to sb
词型变化
名词:plighter 动词过去式:plighted 过去分词:plighted 现在分词:plighting 第三人称单数:plights
英语解释
名词 plight:
- a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one同义词：predicament, quandary
- a solemn pledge of fidelity同义词：troth
动词 plight:
- give to in marriage同义词：betroth, engage, affiance
- promise solemnly and formally同义词：pledge
例句
- The plight of the famine victims commands everyone's sympathy.饥民的苦境值得大家同情。
- The television pictures brought home to us all the plight of the refugees.我们从电视上知道了难民所处的一切困境。
- The Government seems to be closing its eyes to the plight of the unemployed.政府似乎对失业者的困境熟视无睹。
- The plight of the refugees really wrung my heart.难民处境惨苦真叫我牵肠割肚。
- The plight of the refugees arouses the compassionate old man.难民的困苦唤醒了那位有同情心的老人。
- The crew were in a sorry plight by the time they reached shore.船员们抵达岸边时境况已十分悲惨。
- She plighted herself to him.她和他订婚了。
- The poor girl was in a terrible plight.这个可怜的女孩处境极其恶劣。
详细解释
plight
n.（名词）A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one.See Synonyms at predicament 境况，困境：一种情况，尤指坏的或不幸的境况参见 predicament
来源：Middle English 中古英语 alteration influenced by plight [risky promise or pledge] 受 plight的影响 [带有风险的承诺或保证] of plit [fold, wrinkle, situation] plit的变化 [折皱，皱纹，情况] from Anglo-Norman 源自 英法语 from Latin plicitum [neuter past participle of] plic3re [to fold] * see plek- 源自 拉丁语 plicitum [] plic3re的中性过去分词 [折叠] *参见 plek- plight
plight 2
v.tr.（及物动词）plight.ed,plight.ing,plights To promise or bind by a solemn pledge, especially to betroth.See Synonyms at promise 以誓约约束，允诺：通过庄严的誓言来保证或约束，特别是订婚参见 promiseTo give or pledge (one`s word or oath, for example).保证，发誓：给予或发誓（例如，自己的话或誓言）n.（名词）A solemn pledge, as of faith.誓约，保证：庄重的誓言，如信念的
<习惯用语>plight (one`s) troth
To become engaged to marry.订婚To give one`s solemn oath.庄严地发誓：给某人庄严的誓约来源：Middle English plighten 中古英语 plighten from Old English plihtan [to endanger, put at risk] 源自 古英语 plihtan [使…变得危险，使…有风险] from pliht [danger, risk] 源自 pliht [危险，风险]
【引伸】
plight.er
n.（名词）
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