She was not aware that the English habits of comfort attach an idea of abject misery to the idea of a barefootedtraveller.

她不了解英国人出于爱舒服的习惯总把一个赤脚的旅行者看成最可怜的人。

abject poverty/misery/failure

赤贫；凄惨；惨败

an abject apology

低声下气的道歉

Both of them died in abject poverty...

他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。

This scheme was an abject failure.

这项计划彻底失败了。

He sounded abject and eager to please...

他低声下气，急于讨好别人。

He looked back at the abject, 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。

The most abject slaves joined in the revolt.

大多数可怜的奴隶参加了造反.

He seems to have conceived an abject, unreasoned terror of the Railroad.

他好象对铁路公司抱着一种意气消沉, 不可理喻的恐惧心理.

But in an old man who has known joys and sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.

然而老年人已经经历各种欢乐和忧伤, 而且成就了他力所能及的一切工作,就他来讲, 怕死就有些低贱而卑鄙了.

His mother was his abject slave.

他的母亲是他可怜的奴隶.

This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.

这一政策最后以惨败而告终.

And for Israel to gain nothing from its fight would be an abject humiliation.

并且对以色列来说,从战争中一无所获是奇耻大辱.

But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.

然而,作为一个老年人,他经历过人生的欢乐和忧伤, 而且完成了他份内要做的一切工作, 怕死就有点儿卑鄙和不光彩了.

He is poor but not abject in his manner.

他人虽清贫,但举止并不下作.

What an abject performance!

多么卑劣的行为!

He is an abject liar.

他是个卑鄙的说谎者.

Our company is mainly in the land of exporting Chinese art abject to European market.

我们公司主要出口中国工艺品到欧洲市场.

The attempt ended in abject failure.

这一尝试以不光彩的失败告终.

He had been obliged to offer an abject apology to Mr. Alleyne for his impertinence.

他将不得不低声下气,为他的傲慢举动向艾莱恩先生请罪.

Poe never became abject , like Oscar Wilde.

珀从来没有象奥斯卡·王尔德那么厚颜无耻.

Its result is an abject conviction that everything is futile.

其后果是产生一种怯懦的想法,认为一切均是徒劳.

In the old society he was finally reduced to a state of abject poverty.

旧社会使他最终陷入赤贫的境地.

I used to love to think that I was his abject slave.

我过去常常爱把自己想成是他的卑贱的奴仆.

The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.

一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的.

Militarily, strategically, politically and diplomatically it has been an abject failure on its own terms.

无论从军事上, 战略上, 政治上还是外交上来说,这场战争就其自身而言是彻底失败了.

Abandonment in Bible study is the complete, abject surrender of your lives to God.

委身于圣经研究就是把你们的生活完全地 、 卑屈地降服于神.

From the abject condition of being a naked savage, man has risen to command the earth.

人类从赤身裸体野蛮人的悲惨境况中解脱出来, 已经能够跃升到支配地球.

Rise, and don degrade youself into an abject reptile.

起来, 可别把你自己贬成一个下贱的爬虫.

The fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.

怕死就未免有些可鄙、有些不光彩了.

用作定语

1. The old couple lived in abject poverty.
   这对老夫妇生活赤贫。
2. A third of the total population of the world are living in abject poverty.
   全世界有三分之一的人口过着极其贫困的生活。
3. She screamed in abject terror.
   她由于极度的恐惧而尖叫起来。
4. This led to his abject failure.
   这导致了他的惨败。
5. This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.
   这一政策最后以惨败告终。
6. He is an abject liar.
   他是一个卑鄙的说谎者。
7. The soldier deserted like an abject coward.
   那个士兵像一个可耻的胆小鬼一样开了小差。
8. Even the most abject slaves joined in the revolt.
   连卑贱的奴隶都加入了造反的行列。

用作表语

1. He is almost abject in his respect for his boss.
   他对老板的尊敬几乎是低三下四。
2. He is poor but not abject in his manner.
   他穷，但行为并不卑屈。

in an abject way

自卑地

～+名词

• abject%20apology">abject apology低三下四的道歉
• abject%20beggar">abject beggar可鄙的乞丐
• abject%20coward">abject coward可鄙的懦夫
• abject%20failure">abject failure惨败
• abject%20fear">abject fear卑怯
• abject%20flattery">abject flattery谄媚
• abject%20misery">abject misery惨痛
• abject%20poverty">abject poverty赤贫
• abject%20request">abject request低声下气的请求
• abject%20submission">abject submission奴颜卑膝
• abject%20surrender">abject surrender身陷绝境时的无奈投降

• The most abject poverty is preferable to domestic service.

  出自：F. Trollope

• The abject heirs of an illustrious name.

  出自：Ld Macaulay

adj.(形容词)

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。

adj.(形容词)

abject,mean, ignoble,sordid

这组词都用于指人、人的行为以及人们所处的条件非常低劣、卑下以致失去人类的尊严或不符合人类生活、品质的普遍准则的意思，其区别是：

abject一般指境况极为恶劣，地位卑下或奴颜卑膝，有时仅指事物本身等级低或规模小；sordid强调作风上和思想上的腐化或堕落；mean暗示狠毒、贪婪等为人类社会所不齿的卑鄙、自私的行为或态度；而ignoble则指思想境界或灵魂低下，但通常不含自私、小气的意思。例如：

The prostitute wrote a book about her sordid life. 那妓女写了一本关于自己腐化生活的书。

How could anyone so mean! 一个人怎么能如此不要脸！

To betray one's country is ignoble. 叛国是为人所不齿的。

a mean motive卑鄙的动机

That was a mean remark.那是带有恶意的话。

He is mean over money matters.他在钱的方面很吝啬。

It was mean of you to eat all the peaches.你把桃子全吃光了，真不害羞。

He took mean advantage of me.他用卑鄙的手段欺骗了我。

an ignoble man卑鄙无耻的人

an ignoble action卑鄙的行为

a sorbid practice卑鄙的手法

sorbid desires低贱的欲望

He probably had his own sorbid reasons for behaving like that.他那样做大概也有其卑鄙的理由。