wretched /ˈretʃid/ adj. 不幸的，可怜的：a wretched woman 一个可怜的女人；a wretched look on one’s face 某人面部的可怜表情 2.令人苦恼的，讨厌的：one’s wretched pride 令人厌烦的傲气 3.拙劣的：live in a wretched little house 住在一个蹩脚的小房子里；be a wretched hand at painting 在画画方面很糟糕