plight

困境
definition
verb
Betrothal vows were often as binding as wedding vows, and ‘ plighting the troth’ was often an excuse to consummate the marriage ahead of the actual ceremony.
pledge or promise solemnly (one's faith or loyalty).
noun
we must direct our efforts toward relieving the plight of children living in poverty
a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
translation of 'plight'
verb
保证
noun
困境,
处境,
地步,
保证
example
The international community should make the situation better by responding rapidly to the 'plight' of the victims of the civil war in the Congo.
Katy has cerebral palsy, kidney problems and learning difficulties but Mr Hulme is not swayed by her 'plight' .
It is the decency of ordinary Americans that has made all the difference to the 'plight' of the unfortunate ones.
Her 'plight' was exceptionally difficult since she had lost her company commander also.
Unfortunately Evan's conclusion distracts us from the 'plight' of refugees.
They will be judged on their individual 'plight' and circumstances as every refugee is.
I am fully sympathetic with their 'plight' and the difficult conditions under which they often have to survive.
We've closed our eyes to the 'plight' of those living in totalitarian or theocratic oppression.
One cannot blame her for feeling this way at all, given her difficult 'plight' .
we must direct our efforts towards relieving the 'plight' of children living in poverty
They do this in order to reflect on God and on the 'plight' of the unfortunate who do not have enough food.
This being the situation in the capital, one can well imagine the 'plight' in other parts of the state.
You know a play is in trouble when the 'plight' of a stalked woman elicits neither sympathy nor concern.
They wept over the 'plight' of the unfortunate individual and his difficult life of travail.
we must direct our efforts toward relieving the 'plight' of children living in poverty
A lot is made of her intelligence, which has the unfortunate effect of implying that her 'plight' would somehow be less painful if she were stupid.
But as the first help trickled in on Sunday, it was the 'plight' of the living that seemed the most desperate.
What he found shocked him but also made him more determined than ever to alert others to the 'plight' of those living without clean water and sanitation.
The Monarchy did not at once learn its lesson, and little was done to relieve the 'plight' of the peasantry.
Never mind the irony of the situation - the 'plight' of those we went to help along the coast, just a few kilometres south.
However, it is difficult not to feel some sympathy towards the 'plight' of university principals.
In order to prove a point about the alienation of the intellectual, I would like to examine the 'plights' of two women in tricky situations.
Betrothal vows were often as binding as wedding vows, and ‘ 'plighting' the troth’ was often an excuse to consummate the marriage ahead of the actual ceremony.
She laughs aloud turning finally once more to her 'plighted' cousin.
It was further matured, and the faith of all the then thirteen States expressly 'plighted' and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778.
Under the apple boughs, there did I take you when our troth was 'plighted' , there gave my hand and vows, and there you were requited, where once your mother was abased and slighted.
When she reaches the subject of current events, however, she seems to me to verge on the fantasy to which policy now appears 'plighted' , and which events seem unable to dislodge.
Leye. having 'been plighted to' Konnon, is joined to him in spirit after her death.
As the car made its way to that exact place - home - she felt as though she was 'plighting' with something that should have just been left alone.
By ‘ulterior 'plighting' ’ I mean ulterior trothing with death.
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