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

• This scheme was an abject failure.
  这项计划彻底失败了。
• I felt an abject failure.
  我感到失败的悲哀。
• 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。
• Even the most abject slaves joined in the revolt.
  连最卑贱的奴隶也加入了叛乱。
• I was willing to adopt this attitude of abject prostration.
  我甘愿采取这种匍匐在地的卑下姿态。
• The conditions that these people live in are abject and shocking.
  这些人的生活环境极其悲惨。
• 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；
• 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。
• The boy felt shamed of his abject poverty.
  译这个男孩因赤贫而感到羞耻。
• He's anything but an abject coward.
  他决不是可鄙的懦夫。