plight
[plait]
n.困境, 苦境
n.誓约
vt.宣誓, 订婚
例句与用法：
The plight of the famine victims commands everyone's sympathy.
饥民的苦境值得大家同情。
The television pictures brought home to us all the plight of the refugees.
我们从电视上知道了难民所处的一切困境。
The Government seems to be closing its eyes to the plight of the unemployed.
政府似乎对失业者的困境熟视无睹。
The plight of the refugees really wrung my heart.
难民处境惨苦真叫我牵肠割肚。
The plight of the refugees arouses the compassionate old man.
难民的困苦唤醒了那位有同情心的老人。
The crew were in a sorry plight by the time they reached shore.
船员们抵达岸边时境况已十分悲惨。
She plighted herself to him.
她和他订婚了。
The poor girl was in a terrible plight.
这个可怜的女孩处境极其恶劣。
词形变化：
名词: plighter | 动词过去式: plighted | 动词过去分词: plighted | 动词现在分词: plighting | 动词第三人称单数: plights |
详细释义：
n.
境况; 困境, 苦境[C][S1]
He was in a sad plight, sick and penniless.
他贫病交加, 处境十分困难。
Seeing the people's plight, he knelt down and prayed.
看到人民的困境, 他跪下祈祷。
vt.
发誓; 保证
his plighted word
他的誓言
n.
誓约; 婚约[C]