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

• 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。
• She only thought how best to make her visit appear to Eustacia not abject but wise.
  她只想，怎么才是最好的方法，能让游苔莎认为她这次的访问令人可佩，而不令人可鄙。
• This scheme was an abject failure.
  这项计划彻底失败了。
• He's anything but an abject coward.
  他决不是可鄙的懦夫。
• The conditions that these people live in are abject and shocking.
  这些人的生活环境极其悲惨。
• I no longer wanted to live in abject poverty.
  我再也不想过穷困潦倒的生活。
• The fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.
  怕死就未免有些可鄙，有些不光彩了。
• But Redford adds: I would never want to do something that was abject propaganda.
  但雷德福补充说道：我从来都不希望去拍什么可怜的宣传片。
• 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。
• The boy felt shamed of his abject poverty.
  译这个男孩因赤贫而感到羞耻。