abject

英 [ˈæbdʒekt]

美 [ˈæbdʒekt]

adj.  悲惨绝望的; 凄惨的; 下贱的; 卑躬屈节的; 自卑的

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Collins.1 / BNC.18555 / COCA.16479

牛津词典

adj.

• 悲惨绝望的；凄惨的
  terrible and without hope
  1. abject poverty/misery/failure
     赤贫；凄惨；惨败
• 下贱的；卑躬屈节的；自卑的
  without any pride or respect for yourself
  1. an abject apology
     低声下气的道歉

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 凄惨的;糟透的;蹩脚的
  You useabjectto emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.
  1. Both of them died in abject poverty...
     他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。
  2. This scheme was an abject failure.
     这项计划彻底失败了。
• ADJ-GRADED 卑躬屈节的；自卑的；怯懦的
  If you describe someone asabject, you think they have no courage or respect for themselves.
  1. He sounded abject and eager to please...
     他低声下气，急于讨好别人。
  2. He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.
     他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩，又重复了一遍他的问题。

英英释义

adj

• showing humiliation or submissiveness
  1. an abject apology
• of the most contemptible kind
  1. abject cowardice
  2. a low stunt to pull
  3. a low-down sneak
  4. his miserable treatment of his family
  5. You miserable skunk!
  6. a scummy rabble
  7. a scurvy trick
  Synonym:lowlow-downmiserablescummyscurvy
• most unfortunate or miserable
  1. the most abject slaves joined in the revolt
  2. abject poverty
• showing utter resignation or hopelessness
  1. abject surrender
  Synonym:unhopeful

双语例句

• All the people in the city knew that he was an abject liar.
  这城里所有的人都知道他是个卑鄙的说谎者。
• Millions live in abject poverty in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
  数百万人在非洲，亚洲和拉丁美洲一贫如洗。
• She was not aware that the English habits of comfort attach an idea of abject misery to the idea of a barefooted traveller.
  她不了解英国人出于爱舒服的习惯总把一个赤脚的旅行者看成最可怜的人。
• They were living in such abject poverty that they could not even afford the bare necessities.
  他们一贫如洗，连最起码的生活必需品都买不起。
• The conditions that these people live in are abject and shocking.
  这些人的生活环境极其悲惨。
• We activate this New Year with abject activity and biconcave optimism.
  我们在信念有余和不敷乐观中，迎来了新的一年。
• All ought to refrain form marriage who cannot avoid abject poverty for their children;
  Darwin凡是不能使子女免于贫困的人，都不应该结婚；
• He has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.
  完成了他份内要做的所有工作，怕死就有点儿卑鄙和不光彩了。
• In China and India, real wage growth has lifted hundreds of millions of 'Proletarians' out of abject poverty.
  在中国和印度，实际工资增长已经使数亿“无产者”摆脱了赤贫状态。
• In the old society he was finally reduced to a state of abject poverty.
  旧社会使他最终陷入赤贫的境地。