plight · noun
Bedeutungen und Beispiele
Eine ernste und schwierige Lage, unter der jemand leidet.
The article drew attention to the plight of tenants whose homes had become unsafe but who could not afford to move.
She understood their plight because her own family had faced a similar struggle after the factory closed.
Local volunteers organised a public meeting to explain the plight of residents cut off from essential services.
The documentary presents the workers' plight without reducing them to passive figures waiting for outside help.
Formen
- plight singular noun