"plight" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 困境
• 苦境

Definition

一种非常困难或危险的处境，通常很难摆脱或改善。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Plight”较正式或用于文学语境，通常用来描述非常严峻或值得关注的情况，比如“the plight of refugees”。不要用于日常小问题。

Examples

Many people do not understand the plight of the homeless.

许多人不了解无家可归者的**困境**。

We should help animals in plight.

我们应该帮助处于**困境**的动物。

The news reported on the farmers’ plight during the drought.

新闻报道了农民在干旱中的**苦境**。

She spoke movingly about the plight of abandoned children.

她动情地谈到了被遗弃儿童的**困境**。

Artists often highlight the plight of minorities in their work.

艺术家经常在作品中强调少数群体的**困境**。

We can’t ignore the plight facing many families these days.

我们不能忽视如今许多家庭所面临的**困境**。