plight
noun
verb
plaɪt
noun
1
a
very
bad
situation
that
someone
is
in
困境,苦境
[+
of
]
the
desperate
plight
of
the
flood
victims
洪水灾民的绝境
the
country’s
economic
plight
该国的经济困境
verb
2
plight your troth
to
promise
someone
that
you
will
marry
them
[旧] 许婚; 承诺(与某人)结婚
old use