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.

• 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

• ADJ-GRADED 糟糕的;恶劣的;应受谴责的
  If you say that something isdeplorable, 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。

英英释义

adj

• 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
• 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
• 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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Did you report this deplorable incident to anyone?
  你有向任何人报告这可悲的意外吗？
• The soldier's actions were deplorable.
  这士兵的行动是可悲的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many of them live under deplorable conditions
  他们中很多人的生活条件极其恶劣。