downtrodden
- 英式英标[\'daʊntrɑdn]
- 美式音标[\'daʊntrɒd(ə)n]
中文词源
downtrodden 被蹂躏的
down, 向下。trodden, 踩,践踏。
英文词源
- downtrodden (adj.)
- 1560s, "stepped on," from down (adv.) + trodden. Figurative use, "oppressed," is from 1590s.
实用例句
- 1. His mother was old, badly dressed and obviously downtrodden.
- 他母亲老了,衣着破旧,显然尝尽了苦难。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The owner is making huge profits at the expense of downtrodden peasants.
- 物主靠压榨农民而赢得暴利。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It would show you how virtue is downtrodden and how vice is triumphant.
- 它会使你知道德行如何遭受践踏,邪恶如何凯旋得胜.
来自辞典例句
- 4. In the year 1789 the downtrodden French peasantry turned upon their oppressors.
- 1789年,被蹂躏的法国农民起来反抗他们的压迫者.
来自互联网
- 5. Traditionally, story lines would begin the hero as a downtrodden weakling.
- 基本上, 故事都是从一个受蹂躏的英雄开始.
来自互联网