pitiful
英 ['pɪtɪfʊl; -f(ə)l]
美['pɪtɪfəl]
- adj. 可怜的，令人同情的
英英释意
- 1. inspiring mixed contempt and pity;
- "their efforts were pathetic"
- "pitiable lack of character"
- "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
- 2. bad; unfortunate;
- "my finances were in a deplorable state"
- "a lamentable decision"
- "her clothes were in sad shape"
- "a sorry state of affairs"
- 3. 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"
双语例句
- 1. Mace still remembers the pitiful wailing of the trapped and the wounded.
- 梅斯依然还记得那些被困者和受伤者的令人同情的哀号.
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She heard him let out a pitiful, muffled groan.
- 她听到他发出一声令人悲悯的低沉的呻吟声。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted.
- 他听起来既可怜兮兮的，又对想要的东西充满渴望。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. No one could look at such a pitiful sight with dry eyes.
- 见此惨状,无不落泪.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. The girl's pitiful history would wring one's withers.
- 这女孩子的经历令人心碎.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》