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

Sorry, but no sympathy from me on your plight here.
抱歉，你从我这里得不到任何对你的情况的同情。
Save me from this hopeless plight.
把我从这无望的困境中救出来吧。
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。
The plight of rural land property system requires us to reform it.
当前我国农村土地所有权制度存在的现实困境要求我们对其进行改革。
Their plight is now desperate.
他们的困境现在已到了绝望的地步。
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。
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。
He was in a sorry plight, weighed down by numerous troublesome problems.
麻烦事一大堆，弄得他焦头烂额。
It is a measure of their plight that few of them have anywhere to go to
他们几乎全都无处可归，看得出他们是陷入了困境。