首页英语词典patheticpathetic英英释意

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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