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

• The service at the restaurant was simply deplorable.
  餐馆的服务质量简直糟糕透了。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is high time we put an end to the deplorable practice of food contamination.
  我们早该杜绝食品污染这种遭谴责的做法。
• 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 people should have to wait so long to see a doctor.
  人们看病竟然要等这么久，真是令人遗憾。
• Our miserable, detestable, deplorable jobs If you love your job, great news.
  可怜可憎可悲的工作假如你热爱你的工作，那么恭喜你。
• 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 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 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。