plights是什么意思？

plights

• n. 境况，困境( plight的名词复数 )；

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  困境；苦境
  If you refer to someone's plight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing situation that is full of problems.
  例句
  ...the worsening plight of Third World countries plagued by debts. 受债务困扰的第三世界国家日益加深的苦境