plight

英 [plaɪt]

美 [plaɪt]

n. 苦难; 困境; 苦境
v. 保证，约定

过去式：plighted　过去分词：plighted　现在分词：plighting　第三人称单数：plights　

Collins.2 / BNC.6906 / COCA.7410

习惯用语

plight your troth

许婚；以身相许
to make a promise to a person saying that you will marry them; to marry sb

noun

verb

N-COUNT 困境；苦境
If you refer to someone'splight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing situation that is full of problems.
1. ...the worsening plight of Third World countries plagued by debts.
  受债务困扰的第三世界国家日益加深的苦境

noun

a solemn pledge of fidelity
Synonym:troth
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
1. finds himself in a most awkward predicament
2. the woeful plight of homeless people
Synonym:predicamentquandary

verb

promise solemnly and formally
1. I pledge that I will honor my wife
Synonym:pledge
give to in marriage
Synonym:betrothengageaffiance

He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed.
他仅仅是想引起人们对失业者困境的关注。
The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.
那位领导人对难民的悲惨境况很担忧。
The plight of the children who are caught up in the conflict is being overlooked.
被卷入这个冲突中的孩子的困境被忽视了。
Last year Collins wrote a moving ballad which highlighted the plight of the homeless
去年，柯林斯写了一首动人的抒情歌曲，突出描绘了无家可归者的苦境。
We were in a sorry plight, tired, lost and hungry.
我们疲乏不堪，迷了路又饿着肚子，处境很是窘迫。
I know how they felt about their plight and their death.
我知道他们对誓言和死亡的感觉。
The plight of the Kurds gained global visibility.
库尔德人的苦难引起了全球关注。
This is the plight in today's development of China's official accountability system.
这也恰是我国官员问责制发铺到今天的困境所在。
This article analyzes the plight of low-carbon technology innovation, and points out some corresponding countermeasures.
通过分析低碳技术创新所面临的一些问题，提出相应的对策和建议。
The paper carries an article that concerns the plight of homeless people.
报上发表了一篇关于无家可归者处境的文章。