战俘们生活在极其恶劣的环境中，遭受着非人的待遇。

The prisoners were kept in ___abject conditions, suffering inhuman treatment.

他低声下气地乞求原谅，那副卑躬屈膝的样子令人心碎。

He made an ___abject plea for forgiveness, his groveling demeanor was heartbreaking.