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misery /ˈmɪzəri/► SEE ALL(a) misery gutsput sb/sth out of their/its miserymake sb’s life a misery
●(a) ˈmisery guts (informal) a way to describe sb who is never happy or who complains a lot 牢骚鬼；老不痛快的人◆What’s the matter with you, misery guts?
你怎么了，牢骚大王？◆He used to be good fun, but he seems to be turning into an old misery guts.
他以前多有趣呀，现在越来越爱发牢骚了。●put sb/sth out of their/its ˈmisery1. (informal) stop sb worrying by telling them sth that they are anxious to know （告知情况以）消除某人的忧虑◆You can’t keep telling him to wait for your answer. Put him out of his misery and tell him now.
你不要老是让他等你的回音。现在就告诉他，别让他再着急了。 OPP prolong the agony 2. kill an animal which is badly injured or very ill in order to end its suffering 把动物杀死（以结束其痛苦）◆I can’t let a horse go on suffering such terrible pain. Can you put it out of its misery, please.
我不能让一匹马继续忍受这种痛苦，请结束它的生命，别再让它受苦了。●make sb’s life a ˈmiserymake sb’s life very unpleasant or difficult 使某人的生活痛苦（或艰难）；折磨某人◆Ever since he joined the company he’s made my life a misery.自从他来到公司，我的生活便变得苦不堪言。◆Her arthritis makes her life a misery; she’s in constant pain.关节炎使她痛苦不堪，疼痛持续不断地折磨着她。 |