deplorable

英 [dɪˈplɔːrəbl]

美 [dɪˈplɔːrəbl]

adj.  糟透的; 令人震惊的; 令人愤慨的

Collins.1 / BNC.18417 / COCA.17599

牛津词典

adj.

• 糟透的；令人震惊的；令人愤慨的
  very bad and unacceptable, often in a way that shocks people
  1. a deplorable incident
     令人愤慨的事件
  2. They were living in the most deplorable conditions.
     他们生活在最糟糕的环境里。
  3. The acting was deplorable.
     那演技糟透了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 糟糕的;恶劣的;应受谴责的
  If you say that something isdeplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
  1. Many of them live under deplorable conditions...
     他们中很多人的生活条件极其恶劣。
  2. The Chief Constable said that sexual harassment was deplorable.
     郡警察局长说性骚扰应受谴责。

英英释义

adj

• bad
  1. my finances were in a deplorable state
  2. a lamentable decision
  3. her clothes were in sad shape
  4. a sorry state of affairs
  Synonym:distressinglamentablepitifulsadsorry
• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  1. a criminal waste of talent
  2. a deplorable act of violence
  3. adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
  Synonym:condemnablecriminalreprehensiblevicious
• of very poor quality or condition
  1. deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
  2. woeful treatment of the accused
  3. woeful errors of judgment
  Synonym:execrablemiserablewoefulwretched

双语例句

• Many of them live under deplorable conditions
  他们中很多人的生活条件极其恶劣。
• The deplorable problem of* has aroused public concern nationwide.
  的问题令人深感遗憾，它已经引起了全国公众的关注。
• The soldier's actions were deplorable.
  这士兵的行动是可悲的。
• This is a deplorable error.
  这是令人悲叹的错误。
• It is high time that we should urge an immediate end to this deplorable phenomenon.
  该是到立即结束这种可悲现象的时候了。
• Yesterday morning I met a deplorable car accident.
  昨天早晨我见到了一场不幸的意外车祸。
• The dark flip side of this openness to the new is a deplorable indifference to preserving the old.
  与欣然接受新事物相对立的是对保护古迹漠不关心，反映了休斯敦黯淡可悲的另一面。
• I find the media's growing obsession with smut and sensation deplorable.
  我发现媒体越来越沉湎于淫秽下流和耸人听闻的题材，这实在可悲。
• One member called Chen and told him the country was in a deplorable condition.
  一位成员打电话给陈岩说整个国家的处境很悲惨。
• It is deplorable that people should have to wait so long to see a doctor.
  人们看病竟然要等这么久，真是令人遗憾。