misery
misery
(pl. -ies)
make someone's life a misery (或 make life a misery for someone)
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body
痛苦，苦恼；苦难
she went upstairs and cried in misery.
她上了楼，痛哭一场。
[count noun]he wrote endlessly about his frustrations and miseries.
他写了许许多多有关自己的挫折和磨难。
■[count noun](一般作 miseries)a cause or source of great distress or discomfort
悲惨境遇，可悲情况；贫苦，穷困
the miseries of war.
战争的苦难。
■[count noun](Brit. informal)a person who is constantly miserable or discontented
(英，非正式)经常叹苦经的人，老发牢骚的人
have we really been such a bunch of miseries to work with?.
我们真是这样一群难以合作的牢骚鬼吗？。
make someone's life a misery (或 make life a misery for someone)
- cause someone severe distress by continued unpleasantness or harassment
使生活不断苦恼（或痛苦）
- end the suffering of a person or animal in pain by killing them
（杀死人或动物）使不再痛苦
■(informal)release someone from suspense or anxiety by telling them something they are anxious to know
(非正式)（告诉对方想了解之事）使放心
- late Middle English: from Old French miserie, from Latin miseria, from miser 'wretched'
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