pathetic
英 [pə'θetɪk]
美[pə'θɛtɪk]
- adj. 可怜的,悲哀的;感伤的;乏味的
英英释意
- 1. deserving or inciting pity;
- "a hapless victim"
- "miserable victims of war"
- "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- "piteous appeals for help"
- "pitiable homeless children"
- "a pitiful fate"
- "Oh, you poor thing"
- "his poor distorted limbs"
- "a wretched life"
- 2. inspiring mixed contempt and pity;
- "their efforts were pathetic"
- "pitiable lack of character"
- "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
- 3. inspiring scornful pity;
- "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
双语例句
- 1. We encountered the pathetic sight of a family packing up its home.
- 我们目睹了一家人正在收拾家当准备离开的凄惨景象。
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- 2. It's a pound for a small glass of wine, which is pathetic.
- 一小杯葡萄酒要1英镑,真差劲。
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- 3. She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic.
- 她现在看起来瘦小枯槁,很可怜。
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- 4. It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke.
- 这真荒谬,简直是可悲、可笑。
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- 5. Don't be so pathetic.
- 别那么讨人厌。
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