deplorable
英 [d?'pl??r?b(?)l]
美[d?'pl?r?bl]
- adj. 可嘆的；凄慘的
低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?deplorably;
英文詞源
- deplorable (adj.)
- 1610s; see deplore + -able. Perhaps from French déplorable or directly from Late Latin deplorabilis. Johnson (mid-18c.) noted the weakened colloquial use of the word for "very bad." Related: Deplorably.
雙語例句
- 1. The judge said that discrimination against homosexuals is deplorable.
- 法官說對同性戀者的歧視應(yīng)予以譴責。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I find the media'sgrowing obsession with smut and sensation deplorable.
- 我發(fā)現(xiàn)媒體越來越沉湎于淫穢下流和聳人聽聞的題材，這實在可悲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Chief Constable said that sexual harassment was deplorable.
- 郡警察局長說性騷擾應(yīng)受譴責。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Many of them live under deplorable conditions.
- 他們中很多人的生活條件極其惡劣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They were living in the most deplorable conditions.
- 他們生活在最糟糕的環(huán)境里。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》