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wretched

🇬🇧 UK/'retʃid/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Feeling or causing great misery or distress; of very poor quality; morally contemptible.

可怜的，悲惨的；糟糕的；卑鄙的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
wretchother
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edpast tense / completed
=wretched

Common Collocations

  • 1.absolutely wretched绝对糟糕
  • 2.feel wretched感到悲惨
  • 3.wretched conditions悲惨的条件

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The wretched conditions in the refugee camp shocked international observers.

  • 2.

    He made a wretched impression with his rude behavior and careless remarks.

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