pitiful 英 [ˈpɪtɪfl] 　 美 [ˈpɪtɪfəl]

pitiful

pitiful　 英 [ˈpɪtɪfl] 美 [ˈpɪtɪfəl]

adj. 可怜的，令人同情的　

名词复数:pitifuls　

The little girl looked so pitiful; I hadn't the heart to refuse.　这个小姑娘太可怜了，我简直不忍心拒绝。
I wish I might take this for a compliment; but to be so easily seen through I am afraid is pitiful .　但愿你这句话是恭维我，不过，这么容易被人看透，那恐怕也是件可怜的事吧。

  • Pitiful means pathetic. If you don't even study for your test, you're making a pretty pitiful effort to do well.
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  • adj. 可怜的，令人同情的

  • 1. The little girl looked so pitiful; I hadn't the heart to refuse.

    这个小姑娘太可怜了，我简直不忍心拒绝。

  • 2. I wish I might take this for a compliment; but to be so easily seen through I am afraid is pitiful .

    但愿你这句话是恭维我，不过，这么容易被人看透，那恐怕也是件可怜的事吧。

  • pitiful (adj.) c. 1300, "merciful, compassionate" (implied in pitifully), from pity + -ful. Sense of "exciting or deserving pity" is from mid-15c.; that of "mean, wretched, contemptible" is 1580s. Related: Pitifulness.
piti·ful / ˈpɪtɪfl ; NAmE ˈpɪtɪfl / adjective 1 deserving pity or causing you to feel pity 可怜的；令人怜悯的；令人同情的 SYN pathetic ◆ The horse was a pitiful sight (= because it was very thin or sick). 这匹马看上去可怜兮兮的。 2 not deserving respect 卑微的；卑鄙的 SYN poor ◆ a pitiful effort/excuse/performance 不值一提的努力╱借口╱表现 ▶ piti·fully / ˈpɪtɪfəli ; NAmE ˈpɪtɪfəli / adverb ◆ The dog was whining pitifully. 那条狗可怜巴巴地哀叫着。 ◆ She was pitifully thin. 她瘦骨嶙峋，令人怜悯。 ◆ The fee is pitifully low. 酬金低得可怜。 piti·ful / ˈpɪtɪfl ; NAmE ˈpɪtɪfl / piti·fully / ˈpɪtɪfəli ; NAmE ˈpɪtɪfəli /
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