wretched

wretch·ed

W0237900 (rĕch′ĭd)adj. wretch·ed·er, wretch·ed·est 1. In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable: "the wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages" (George Orwell).2. Characterized by or attended with misery or woe: a wretched life.3. Of a poor or mean character; dismal: a wretched building.4. Contemptible; despicable: wretched treatment of the patients.5. Of very inferior quality: wretched prose.

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[Middle English wrecched, from wrecche, wretch; see wretch.]

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wretch′ed·ly adv.wretch′ed·ness n.

wretched

(ˈrɛtʃɪd) adj1. in poor or pitiful circumstances2. characterized by or causing misery3. despicable; base4. poor, inferior, or paltry5. (prenominal) (intensifier qualifying something undesirable): a wretched nuisance. ˈwretchedly adv ˈwretchedness n

wretch•ed

(ˈrɛtʃ ɪd)

adj. 1. very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; pitiable. 2. characterized by or attended with misery and sorrow; miserable. 3. despicable, contemptible, or mean: a wretched miser. 4. pitiful or worthless; inferior: a wretched job of sewing. [1150–1200; Middle English wrecchede. See wretch, -ed³] wretch′ed•ly, adv. wretch′ed•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	wretched - of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"execrable, deplorable, woeful, miserableinferior - of low or inferior quality
	2.	wretched - characterized by physical misery; "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor"miserableuncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"
	3.	wretched - very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"miserable, sufferingunhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
	4.	wretched - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"despicable, vile, worthless, slimy, ugly, unworthyevil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
	5.	wretched - deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, hapless, poor, miserable, pitiable, pitifulunfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

wretched

adjective1. unfortunate, poor, sorry, hapless, pitiful, luckless, star-crossed, pitiable wretched people living in abject poverty2. unhappy, depressed, distressed, miserable, gloomy, hopeless, dismal, pathetic, worthless, melancholy, pitiful, forlorn, abject, woeful, dejected, downcast, disconsolate, funereal, crestfallen, doleful, down in the dumps (informal), pitiable, cheerless, woebegone, comfortless, brokenhearted The wretched look on the little girl's face melted his heart.
unhappy happy, contented, cheerful, carefree, jovial, untroubled, light-hearted3. worthless, poor, sorry, miserable, pathetic, inferior, paltry, deplorable What a wretched excuse!
worthless great, successful, excellent, thriving, flourishing, splendid4. shameful, mean, low, base, shabby, vile, low-down (informal), paltry, despicable, contemptible, scurvy, crappy (slang), poxy (slang) Politicians - I hate the whole wretched lot of them.
shameful decent, worthy, noble, admirable5. ill, poorly, sick, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), sickly, unwell, off colour (Brit. informal), under the weather (informal) The flu was making him feel absolutely wretched.

wretched

adjective1. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation:abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile.2. Suffering from usually prolonged anguish:miserable, woebegone, woeful.3. Having a painful ailment:afflicted, miserable, suffering.

Translations

肮脏的讨厌的

wretch

(retʃ) noun1. a miserable, unhappy creature. The poor wretch! 不幸的人 不幸的人2. a name used in annoyance or anger. You wretch! (表示惱怒或憤怒)你這傢伙！ （骂人话）你这坏东西！，你这无赖！，你这坏蛋！ wretched (ˈretʃid) adjective1. very poor or miserable. They live in a wretched little house. 骯臟的 肮脏的2. used in annoyance. This wretched machine won't work! 討厭的 讨厌的ˈwretchedly adverb 極糟地 极糟地ˈwretchedness noun 可憐 可怜