plight

noun

1. 苦难；困境；苦境
   a difficult and sad situation
   1. the plight of the homeless
      无家可归者的艰难困苦
   2. The African elephant is in a desperate plight.
      非洲象正面临绝境。

verb

verb

1. N-COUNT 困境；苦境
   If you refer to someone's plight, 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

1. He would concern himself solely with the plight of the hostages.
   他唯一关心的是人质的危险处境。
2. More than 400 exiles were on a dawn-to-dusk hunger strike to dramatize their plight
   400多名流亡者举行从早到晚的绝食抗议来让人们关注他们的苦难。
3. He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed.
   他仅仅是想引起人们对失业者困境的关注。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
   朋友的困境促使他投身参与。
7. They bore their plight with stoicism and fortitude.
   他们以坚忍刚毅的精神直面困境。
8. The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions
   该国的经济困境阻碍了其科研机构的工作进展。
9. The plight of the Kurds gained global visibility.
   库尔德人的苦难引起了全球关注。
10. We were in a sorry plight, tired, lost and hungry.
    我们疲乏不堪，迷了路又饿着肚子，处境很是窘迫。
11. How did you get into such a plight?
    你怎么落到这步田地！
12. 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。
13. The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.
    那位领导人对难民的悲惨境况很担忧。
14. There are concerns to current condition and spiritual plight in reality.
    现实性有对现实状况和精神困境的担忧。
15. Can you ignore their plight, or are you able to see in others yourself.
    你可以无视他们的困境，或者你能够在其他人身上看到你自己。
16. 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。
17. The paper carries an article that concerns the plight of homeless people.
    报上发表了一篇关于无家可归者处境的文章。
18. I have spoken of the plight of the grocers.
    我已经说了许多杂货商的困境。
19. 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。
20. Needless to say, we feel keenly for the plight of the exploited and oppressed people the world over.
    不用说，我们对全世界被剥削和被压迫人民的悲惨处境深为同情。
21. The plight of the children who are caught up in the conflict is being overlooked.
    被卷入这个冲突中的孩子的困境被忽视了。
22. He said in Cairo that the plight of the Palestinians was intolerable, but the Palestinians are still stateless.
    在开罗他曾说巴勒斯坦人民的处境已到了不可忍受的地步，但他们现在还是没有自己的国家。
23. The plight of the orphans has touched the hearts of thousands of people.
    孤儿们的困境打动了成千上万人的心。
24. Their plight is now desperate.
    他们的困境现在已到了绝望的地步。
25. This is the plight in today's development of China's official accountability system.
    这也恰是我国官员问责制发铺到今天的困境所在。
26. 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。
27. I have solved the plight of the forsaken!
    我已经解决了现在被遗忘者的困境了！
28. I think that she is in sympathy with their plight.
    我认为她同情他们的苦境。
29. 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。
30. Save me from this hopeless plight.
    把我从这无望的困境中救出来吧。

v.

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

1. a solemn pledge of fidelity

   Synonym:    troth

2. 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

1. promise solemnly and formally
   1. I pledge that I will honor my wife

   Synonym:    pledge

2. give to in marriage

   Synonym:    betrothengageaffiance