潦倒

[liáo dǎo]

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Definition:
AllAll,be frustratedbe frustrated,down and outdown and out,come down in the worldcome down in the world,badly offbadly off
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
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1.
Out of job and down-and-out for several months, they decided to attend a public audition for radio deejays at a new radio station.
两人失业及潦倒了好几个月后，决定去参加一家新电台的的公开招募主持人活动。
liǎng rén shī yè jí liáo dǎo le hǎo jǐ gè yuè hòu , jué dìng qù cān jiā yì jiā xīn diàn tái de de gōng kāi zhāo mù zhǔ chí rén huó dòng 。
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2.
Everyone read the two volumes of her memoirs published in her lifetime, but she died in poverty aged 38, with only Jack at her side.
丽蒂茜娅在世时出版了两卷回忆录，读者众多，可她38岁去世时贫困潦倒，身边只有杰克陪伴。
lì dì qiàn yà zài shì shí chū bǎn le liǎng juǎn huí yì lù , dú zhě zhòng duō , kě tā sān shí bā suì qù shì shí pín kùn liáo dǎo , shēn biān zhǐ yǒu jié kè péi bàn 。
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3.
When we met the difficulties and poverty, it had never revenged with us, it accepted us just like before, and was still kindly and friendly.
在我们命运不济、贫困潦倒时，它不会背叛我们而去。它一如既往的接纳我们，仍然那么亲切友好。
zài wǒ men mìng yùn bú jì 、 pín kùn liáo dǎo shí , tā bú huì bèi pàn wǒ men ér qù 。 tā yì rú jì wǎng de jiē nà wǒ men , réng rán nà me qīn qiè yǒu hǎo 。
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4.
The system that is so good at churning out Olympic medalists seems to be even better at producing poverty-stricken retired athletes.
在这个造奥林匹克冠军是如此在行的（体育）体系下，它似乎甚至更擅长的是制造贫困潦倒的退役运动员。
zài zhè ge zào ào lín pǐ kè guàn jūn shì rú cǐ zài háng de ( tǐ yù ) tǐ xì xià , tā sì hū shèn zhì gèng shàn cháng de shì zhì zào pín kùn liáo dǎo de tuì yì yùn dòng yuán 。
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5.
She looked less specifically like a woman than a more generalized human being and a sad one.
她看上去不象一个标准女人，而是一个特征不明显的人，一个穷愁潦倒的人。
tā kàn shàng qù bù xiàng yī gè biāo zhǔn nǚ rén , ér shì yī gè tè zhēng bù míng xiǎn de rén , yī gè qióng chóu liáo dǎo de rén 。
6.
Every evening the down-and-outer s line up in front of the Rescue Center for a free meal.
每天晚上，那些落魄潦倒的人就在救难中心前排队领取免费的餐点。
měi tiān wǎn shang , nà xiē luò pò liáo dǎo de rén jiù zài jiù nàn zhōng xīn qián pái duì lǐng qǔ miǎn fèi de cān diǎn 。
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7.
Just think, if I had to walk a little obsessed with learning about the spirit of the blind, how to come down and do so today?
试想，如果我以前稍微学一下盲人一门心思走路的精神，又何至落得今日这般潦倒呢？
shì xiǎng , rú guǒ wǒ yǐ qián shāo wēi xué yí xià máng rén yī mén xīn si zǒu lù de jīng shén , yòu hè zhì luò de jīn rì zhè bān liáo dǎo ne ?
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8.
Not withstanding the wretched appearance and violent demeanor of this woman, the magistrate felt the justice of her argument.
不论这个婆娘的外相是多么潦倒，态度又是多么粗暴，市政官觉得她的辩护还是有道理的。
bú lùn zhè ge pó niáng de wài xiàng shì duō me liáo dǎo , tài du yòu shì duō me cū bào , shì zhèng guān jué de tā de biàn hù hái shì yǒu dào lǐ de 。
9.
Bill came down in the world due to his adventure in the stock market.
比尔由于在股票市场冒险而潦倒了。
bǐ ěr yóu yú zài gǔ piào shì chǎng mào xiǎn ér liáo dǎo le 。
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10.
In a nonzero-sum you could be doing better than the other guy and both be doing terribly.
而在非零和游戏里，尽管你比别人做得好，你也可能和他一样潦倒。
ér zài fēi líng hé yóu xì lǐ , jǐn guǎn nǐ bǐ bié rén zuò de hǎo , nǐ yě kě néng hé tā yí yàng liáo dǎo 。
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