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plight

/plahyt/US // plaɪt //UK // (plaɪt) //

处境,困境,地步,苦难

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one: to find oneself in a sorry plight.

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Examples

  • So maybe the plight of self-realization is more tangible than in previous generations, but that doesn’t mean that other generations aren’t experiencing existential anxiety.

  • The legislation would ease the plight of people like Ahmad Ghabboun, who was the focus of ProPublica’s article.

  • “I’ve met the young people at our shows and some have visited my home to share their plight,” Bailey tells Essence, noting that a percentage of ticket sales from Earth, Wind & Fire concerts are designated for the foundation.

  • However, with criticism of its market power mounting, and the pandemic highlighting the plight of essential workers, some groups see a bigger opportunity this year to share their concerns.

  • Her friends and colleagues learned of her plight from her sister’s Facebook updates.

  • The international community should do more to protect the plight of these people.

  • There seems to be a proactive disregard for knowing or caring about their lives and plight.

  • In most cases, no wants to talk about sexual assault, the rape-kit backlog, or the plight of victims and their families.

  • Daniels says, championing the plight of an ethical news producer.

  • Such has been the plight thus far of Anne Hathaway on the Interstellar promo tour.

  • In my dark corner, in my comfortable chair, I could smile to myself as I watched his plight and that of his companions.

  • His passion for her surged up, aroused by pity for her plight, and awakened in him a sense of his brutality.

  • There was no beam under that roof, upon which he could alight; and how he bore his plight I did not wait to see.

  • Gentlemen:—I am in a sad plight to say much of interest—too thoroughly incapacitated to do justice to you or myself.

  • Rich and poor were in the same plight, and the young would soon be as weak as the old already were.