plight
n[sing]
serious and difficult situation or condition 严重和困难的境况; 困境; 苦境
the plight of the homeless 无家可归的人的苦境
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.
I was in a dreadful plight I had lost my money and missed the last train home. 我身陷困境--钱丢了, 又没赶上回家的末班火车.
plight v (idm 习语) plight one's `troth (arch 古) make a promise to marry sb 订婚.
A 55-storey building went up in 1913, and in 1931 the Empire State Building was completed, then the tallest building in the world.
1913年一座55层高的大楼拔地而起。1931年帝国大厦竣工,这在当时是世界上最高的大厦。
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read