1、enlist
(使)参军;(使)入伍
Michael Hughes of Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, enlisted in the 82nd Airborne 20 years ago.
来自宾夕法尼亚州拉克万纳的迈克尔·休斯20年前参军,在第82空降师服役。
He enlisted as a private in the Mexican War.
在墨西哥战争中他参军成为一名二等兵。
取得,赢得(帮助)
I had to cut down a tree and enlist the help of seven neighbours to get it out of the garden!
我不得不砍掉一棵树,并叫来7位邻居帮忙把树抬出花园!
I've read that you've enlisted some 12-year-olds to help out in your campaign.
我读到你让一些12岁的孩子在宣传活动中做帮手。
2、miserable
苦恼的;痛苦的
I took a series of badly paid secretarial jobs which made me really miserable.
我做了几份薪酬微薄的秘书工作,这让我非常郁闷。
She went to bed, miserable and depressed.
她伤心而沮丧地上床睡觉。
(天气)阴郁的,令人苦恼的
It was a grey, wet, miserable day.
那是阴郁灰暗、潮湿多雨的一天。
It was very cold, damp and miserable.
天气非常寒冷潮湿,令人难受。
远远不足的;非常差劲的;少得可怜的
Our speed over the ground was a miserable 2.2 knots.
我们在接近地面时的航速仅为2.2节。
It has so far accepted a miserable 1,100 refugees from the former Yugoslavia.
迄今为止,从前南斯拉夫接收的难民只有区区1,100人。