plight
plight — 名詞
1. a very difficult condition that brings trouble or sadness and is not easy to get
困境
艱難又難脫身的處境
a very difficult condition that brings trouble or sadness and is not easy to get out of
Many fishing families are in a bad plight after the harbor closure.
港口關閉後，許多捕魚家庭都陷入了困境。
in a plight after + event
The flood left the mountain village in a worse plight than before.
那場洪水讓山村的處境比之前更艱難。
Doctors warned about the plight of children sleeping in cars.
醫生提醒大家注意睡在車上的孩子們所處的困境。
the plight of + group
After the factory shut, the town's plight filled the evening news.
工廠關閉後，這個城鎮的困境上了晚間新聞。
Mr. Lee's illness added to the family's financial plight that winter.
那年冬天，Mr. Lee 的病情讓這家人的經濟困境更嚴重。
collocation: financial plight
- in a desperate plight
- the plight of refugees
- financial plight
- worsen someone's plight
- predicament
often refers to one difficult position that someone must find a way out of
- hardship
stresses suffering and lack over a period of time
- trouble
is much broader and can describe problems of any size
- crisis
suggests a dangerous turning point that needs quick action
文法句型
in a plight
the plight of + people/group
用法筆記
Often used for serious social or personal problems, especially in the pattern the plight of + group. Distinguish from a general situation or problem: plight usually sounds more severe and more sad.
常見錯誤
plight — 動詞
- plightpresent simple I / you / we / they
- plights3rd person singular
- plighting-ing form
- plightedpast simple
1. to make a formal promise that you will marry someone
許婚；訂婚
正式答應與某人結婚
to make a formal promise that you will marry someone
In the old story, Elinor was plighted to a young sea captain.
在那個古老故事裡，Elinor 已與一位年輕船長訂婚。
often passive: be plighted to + person
Before the war, Clara plighted herself to the farmer next door.
戰前，Clara 已答應與隔壁的農夫結婚。
plight yourself to + person
The prince was already plighted to Sofia, so the queen refused the match.
王子早已與 Sofia 訂婚，所以王后拒絕了這門婚事。
At seventeen, Agnes was plighted to a man she barely knew.
Agnes 十七歲時，就已被許婚給一個她幾乎不認識的男人。
After one summer together, Daniel plighted himself to Mira.
一起度過一個夏天後，Daniel 已答應與 Mira 結婚。
- be plighted to someone
- plight yourself to someone
- break off
when used about an engagement, it means ending the plan to marry
文法句型
be plighted to + person
plight yourself to + person
用法筆記
Mostly found in old-fashioned or literary writing. Often appears in passive forms such as be plighted to someone, or with a reflexive object in plight yourself to someone.