abject句子

1. of the most contemptible kind;

   "abject cowardice"
   "a low stunt to pull"
   "a low-down sneak"
   "his miserable treatment of his family"
   "You miserable skunk!"
   "a scummy rabble"
   "a scurvy trick"
   

2. most unfortunate or miserable;

   "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"
   "abject poverty"
   

3. showing utter resignation or hopelessness;

   "abject surrender"
   

4. showing humiliation or submissiveness;

   "an abject apology"
   

1.凄惨的;糟透的;蹩脚的
You useabject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.

e.g. Both of them died inabject poverty...
他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。
e.g. This scheme was anabject failure.
这项计划彻底失败了。

2.卑躬屈节的；自卑的；怯懦的
If you describe someone asabject, you think they have no courage or respect for themselves.

e.g. He soundedabject and eager to please...
他低声下气，急于讨好别人。
e.g. He looked back at theabject, silent girl and repeated his question.
他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩，又重复了一遍他的问题。

in an abject way

自卑地

• The most abject poverty is preferable to domestic service.

  出自：F. Trollope

• The abject heirs of an illustrious name.

  出自：Ld Macaulay

1. abject的基本意思有二，用于生活环境、事物的状态等时指“凄惨的，糟透的，可怜的，蹩脚的，绝望无助的”，即境况极为恶劣，有时仅指事物本身等级低或规模小；用于人或人的行为、动作时指“卑鄙的，可鄙的，下贱的，自卑的，怯懦的，奴性的，卑躬屈节的”，即地位卑下或奴颜卑膝。abject还可作“被抛弃的，遭拒绝的”解，是废语。
2. abject作“凄惨的，绝望的”解时在句中只用作定语；作“卑鄙的，下贱的”解时在句中多用作定语，偶尔（尤在美语中）也可用作表语。
3. abject不用于比较等级，但可用more、most修饰。