pitiful 详细解释

pitiful

['pitifəl]

adj.慈悲的,可怜的, 凄惨的

a.

1. 可怜的, 令人同情的

The orphan was pitiful.

那个孤儿真是可怜。

2. 可鄙的

I hate his pitiful act.

我讨厌他可鄙的行为。

3. 【古】有同情心的, 慈悲的

Cora is pitiful to the poor.

科拉对穷人有怜悯心。

词形变化

副词: pitifully | 名词: pitifulness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

sorry  miserable  afflictive  pathetic  wretched  poor  rotten  shameful  

反义:

a.可怜的; 令人同情的

pitiless  

反义参见:

cruel  

英英释义

形容词 pitiful:

inspiring mixed contempt and pity

同义词:pathetic, pitiable

bad; unfortunate

同义词:deplorable, distressing, lamentable, sad, sorry

deserving or inciting pity

同义词:hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched

补充

pitifulpitiful英:[ˈpitiful] 美:[ˈpɪtɪfəl]adj.1.值得同情的, 可怜的2.可鄙的, 可耻的

例句

1. She looked pitiful, holding her child to her as she begged for money.她一边抱着孩子, 一边乞讨, 看起来很可怜。 2. It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen.这是我见过的最值得同情的一幕。 3. He was a pitiful wretch.他是一个不幸的可怜虫。 4. I grew impatient with his pitiful excuses for being late.他迟到的理由太拙劣了, 让我越来越受不了。 5. The choice is pitiful and the quality of the products is very low.选择很糟糕, 产品质量也很差。 6. The farmers pay pitiful wages, often in the form of food and clothes.农场主支付的报酬少得可怜, 还经常以衣食替代。 7. You would calmly murder my brother in the name of your pitiful god!你会以慈悲上帝的名义不动声色地杀死我哥哥! 8. the pitiful groans of the wounded soldiers伤兵可怜的呻吟声 9. a pitiful lost dog走失的可怜的狗 10. the child's pitiful cries小孩可怜的哭声 11. a pitiful [=very small] amount of money一笔少得可怜的钱 12. a pitiful excuse令人鄙夷的借口 13. She made a pitiful attempt to complete her work.她通过卑鄙的手段去完成她的工作。 14. a pitifully sad story令人同情的悲伤故事 15. a pitifully small amount of money不值一提的很少一笔钱