音标:[plait] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 困境, 窘境
vt. 宣誓, 保证
n. a solemn pledge of fidelity
词型变化:过去式 : plighted ; 过去分词 : plighted ; 现在分词 : plighting ; 第三人称单数 : plights ; 名词复数形式 : plights
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plight的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The Government seems to be closing its eyes to the plight of the unemployed.政府似乎对失业者的困境熟视无睹。
  2. The television pictures brought home to us all the plight of the refugees.我们从电视上知道了难民所处的一切困境。
  3. The plight of the refugees really wrung my heart.难民处境惨苦真叫我牵肠割肚。
  4. The plight of the refugees arouses the compassionate old man.难民的困苦唤醒了那位有同情心的老人。
  5. The plight of the famine victims commands everyone's sympathy.饥民的苦境值得大家同情。
  6. The crew were in a sorry plight by the time they reached shore.船员们抵达岸边时境况已十分悲惨。
  7. The poor girl was in a terrible plight.这个可怜的女孩处境极其恶劣。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. I plight that I will always be faithful to my work.我发誓我会一直忠诚于我的工作。
  2. She plighted herself to him.她和他订婚了。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. Alexander is in a miserable plight.亚历山大陷入了可怜的困境。

词汇搭配

  • plight one's troth发誓
  • plight your troth盟誓
  • plight one's faith to担保
  • plight one's faith发誓

经典引文

  • An engagement,..a mutual plight of faith.

    出自:G. Meredith
  • The Town remaining in as good plight..as most Towns..which want a navigable river.

    出自:P. Heylin
  • He was sympathetic to the victim's plight.

    出自:F. Raphael
  • They came..to plight faith to William.

    出自:Ld Macaulay
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