| 词汇 | plight |
| 释义 | plight noun [ S ] uk/plaɪt/ us/plaɪt/ C2 困境，窘境 an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one the plight of the poor/homeless 穷人／无家可归者的困难处境 Few of us can be unmoved by the plight of the refugees. 我们几乎无一不被难民的困难处境所触动。 Synonym: predicament plight verb old use or humorous uk/plaɪt/ us/plaɪt/ plight your troth 答应结婚，订婚;结婚 to (promise to) marry What could be more romantic than plighting your troth on a deserted beach? While her best friend played the harp, Emma plighted her troth to Graeme. A record number of couples have plighted their troth at Gretna Green this year. She was set to plight her troth to a local landowner. It was at around that time that Rosemary and the Brigadier had plighted their troth. Compare: engaged (MARRIAGE)betroth |
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