1. | [u] 痛苦;悲惨great suffering of the mind or body |
Fame brought her nothing but misery. 名声只给她带来了痛苦。 |
2. | [u] 穷困;悲惨的生活very poor living conditions |
The vast majority of the population lives in utter misery. 这里的人绝大多数生活在极度贫困之中。 |
3. | [c] 不幸的事;痛苦的事something that causes great suffering of mind or body |
the miseries of unemployment 失业的痛苦 |
4. | [c] (informal) 老发牢骚的人;不痛快的人a person who is always unhappy and complaining |
Don't be such an old misery! 别老这么牢骚满腹了! |