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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The soldier's actions were deplorable.
  这士兵的行动是可悲的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。