deplorable

英 [dɪˈplɔːrəbl] 美 [dɪˈplɔːrəbl]

adj.  糟透的; 令人震惊的; 令人愤慨的

Collins.1 / BNC.18417 / COCA.17599



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 糟透的;令人震惊的;令人愤慨的
    very bad and unacceptable, often in a way that shocks people
    1. a deplorable incident
      令人愤慨的事件
    2. They were living in the most deplorable conditions.
      他们生活在最糟糕的环境里。
    3. The acting was deplorable.
      那演技糟透了。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 糟糕的;恶劣的;应受谴责的
    If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
    1. Many of them live under deplorable conditions...
      他们中很多人的生活条件极其恶劣。
    2. The Chief Constable said that sexual harassment was deplorable.
      郡警察局长说性骚扰应受谴责。

双语例句

  1. Many of them live under deplorable conditions
    他们中很多人的生活条件极其恶劣。
  2. I find the media's growing obsession with smut and sensation deplorable.
    我发现媒体越来越沉湎于淫秽下流和耸人听闻的题材,这实在可悲。
  3. An inescapable logic led me to connect these particular abuses to a whole deplorable system.
    按照逻辑,我必然会将这些个别弊端与整个可悲的制度联系在一起。
  4. It is high time we put an end to the deplorable practice of food contamination.
    我们早该杜绝食品污染这种遭谴责的做法。
  5. But many other people regard his actions as deplorable.
    但是,还有很多人认为他的行为应当受到谴责。
  6. One member called Chen and told him the country was in a deplorable condition.
    一位成员打电话给陈岩说整个国家的处境很悲惨。
  7. Our miserable, detestable, deplorable jobs If you love your job, great news.
    可怜可憎可悲的工作假如你热爱你的工作,那么恭喜你。
  8. The deplorable problem of* has aroused public concern nationwide.
    的问题令人深感遗憾,它已经引起了全国公众的关注。
  9. While defense secretary Leon Panetta is branding the video utterly deplorable, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agrees.
    而国防部长里昂帕内塔对此视频的观点却完全令人遗憾,而美国国务卿希拉里克林顿则表示赞同。
  10. It is not up to me to wonder if this is vulgar or revolting, elegant or deplorable.
    我不应当去思考这究竟是粗俗还是恶心,是高雅还是可悲的问题。
  11. I think smoking is a deplorable habit.
    我想吸烟是个坏习惯。
  12. It is common knowledge that the traffic situation there is deplorable.
    那里的交通情况可悲可叹是尽人皆知的。
  13. Did you report this deplorable incident to anyone?
    你有向任何人报告这可悲的意外吗?
  14. He has offered a few anodyne words about deplorable and unacceptable behaviour.
    默多克用几个不痛不痒的词,表达了对这种令人愤慨和不可接受的行为的谴责。
  15. The matter in your essay is good but the style is deplorable.
    你文章的内容很好,但是体裁太糟糕了。
  16. Yesterday morning I met a deplorable car accident.
    昨天早晨我见到了一场不幸的意外车祸。
  17. It is high time that we should urge an immediate end to this deplorable phenomenon.
    该是到立即结束这种可悲现象的时候了。
  18. It is deplorable that people should have to wait so long to see a doctor.
    人们看病竟然要等这么久,真是令人遗憾。
  19. The soldier's actions were deplorable.
    这士兵的行动是可悲的。
  20. His self-reproach arose from the deplorable event in Wimpole Street.
    温波尔街发生的痛心事件引起了他的内疚。
  21. It's deplorable that many a youngster has fallen victim to the use of drugs.
    不少青年成了毒品的受害者这一事实很是可悲。
  22. It is deplorable that anyone should come between a child and its parents.
    如果有人想离间孩子和父母,那将是可悲的。
  23. The dark flip side of this openness to the new is a deplorable indifference to preserving the old.
    与欣然接受新事物相对立的是对保护古迹漠不关心,反映了休斯敦黯淡可悲的另一面。
  24. I have been forced to admit diverse propositions which appear somewhat deplorable.
    我曾被迫承认各种各样多少有点不幸的命题。
  25. It seems deplorable to allow this state of affairs to continue to exist.
    看来允许这样的情形继续存在是糟糕的。
  26. This is a deplorable error.
    这是令人悲叹的错误。
  27. It is deplorable that force should have been used against innocent children.
    竟然会对无辜的孩子们使用武力,真是恶毒。
  28. The service at the restaurant was simply deplorable.
    餐馆的服务质量简直糟糕透了。
  29. I like most of the things about him, with the exception of his rather deplorable taste in firearms.
    我对他的很多地方都非常喜欢,除了他相当可悲的枪械品味。

英英释义

adj

  1. bad
    1. my finances were in a deplorable state
    2. a lamentable decision
    3. her clothes were in sad shape
    4. a sorry state of affairs

    Synonym:    distressinglamentablepitifulsadsorry

  2. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
    1. a criminal waste of talent
    2. a deplorable act of violence
    3. adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife

    Synonym:    condemnablecriminalreprehensiblevicious

  3. of very poor quality or condition
    1. deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
    2. woeful treatment of the accused
    3. woeful errors of judgment

    Synonym:    execrablemiserablewoefulwretched