extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated

极不愉快的，痛苦的:

I've been so miserable since Pat left me.

自从帕特离开后，我十分痛苦。

I spent the weekend feeling miserable .

我那个周末心情很糟糕。

Jan looks really miserable .

简看上去很痛苦。

Why do you make yourself miserable by taking on too much work?

你为什么干这么多活，把自己弄得很辛苦呢？

[especially BrE] always bad-tempered, DISSATISFIED , or complaining

总是不高兴（不满意）的; 总是抱怨的:

He's a miserable old devil.

他是个终日郁郁寡欢的老家伙。

[usually before noun] making you feel very unhappy, uncomfortable etc

令人不愉快的; 令人不舒服的，使人难受的:

They endured hours of backbreaking work in miserable conditions.

他们在恶劣条件下忍受长时间的繁重劳动。

Mosquito bites can make life miserable .

蚊子叮咬会让人很难受。

miserable weather is cold and dull, with no sun shining

〔天气〕阴冷的，阴郁的:

It was a miserable grey day.

那天的天气阴郁灰暗。

two weeks of miserable weather

两周令人难受的天气

[only before noun] very small in amount, or very bad in quality

数量极少的; 质量极差的:

I can hardly afford the rent on my miserable income.

我靠这点微薄的收入几乎交不起房租。

The team gave a miserable performance.

球队表现得极其差劲。

miserable failure, [BrE] a complete failure

彻底失败:

Her attempts to learn to drive had been a miserable failure.

她学开车的尝试彻底失败了。

I failed miserably in my duty to protect her.

我完全没有尽到保护她的责任。