- 1. miserable; tragic
 - ♦ 他死得很~。 He died a tragic death.
 - 2. cruel; brutal; merciless
 - ♦ ~遭杀害 be murdered in cold blood; be brutally killed
 - 3. to a serious degree; disastrously
 - ♦ 他们愈是捣乱, 就失败得愈~。 The more trouble they make, the worse will be their downfall.