
abject
美['æbdʒekt] 英['æbdʒekt]
adj. 卑贱的;不幸的;可怜的
双解释义
adj.(形容词)- 凄惨的,绝望的 hopeless; of as low quality as possible
- 卑鄙的,下贱的 not having any respect for oneself; not proud or brave
英英释义
Adjective- of the most contemptible kind;
"abject cowardice" "a low stunt to pull" "a low-down sneak" "his miserable treatment of his family" "You miserable skunk!" "a scummy rabble" "a scurvy trick"
- most unfortunate or miserable;
"the most abject slaves joined in the revolt" "abject poverty"
- showing utter resignation or hopelessness;
"abject surrender"
- showing humiliation or submissiveness;
"an abject apology"
组词搭配
~+名词- abject apology低三下四的道歉
- abject beggar可鄙的乞丐
- abject coward可鄙的懦夫
- abject failure惨败
- abject fear卑怯
- abject flattery谄媚
- abject misery惨痛
- abject poverty赤贫
- abject request低声下气的请求
- abject submission奴颜卑膝
- abject surrender身陷绝境时的无奈投降
例句
用作形容词(adj.)- She was not aware that the English habits of comfort attach an idea of abject misery to the idea of a barefootedtraveller.她不了解英国人出于爱舒服的习惯总把一个赤脚的旅行者看成最可怜的人。
词语用法
adj.(形容词)abject的基本意思有二,用于生活环境、事物的状态等时指“凄惨的,糟透的,可怜的,蹩脚的,绝望无助的”,即境况极为恶劣,有时仅指事物本身等级低或规模小;用于人或人的行为、动作时指“卑鄙的,可鄙的,下贱的,自卑的,怯懦的,奴性的,卑躬屈节的”,即地位卑下或奴颜卑膝。abject还可作“被抛弃的,遭拒绝的”解,是废语。 abject作“凄惨的,绝望的”解时在句中只用作定语;作“卑鄙的,下贱的”解时在句中多用作定语,偶尔(尤在美语中)也可用作表语。 abject不用于比较等级,但可用more、most修饰。