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pitiful

英 [ˈpɪtɪfl]

美 [ˈpɪtɪfl]

adj.  令人同情的; 可怜的; 卑微的; 卑鄙的

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同义词辨析

pitifulpiteouspitiable【导航词义:可怜的】

pitifuladj. 令人同情的,可怜的
〔辨析〕
指外表或经历令人同情的。
〔例证〕
The refugees whose houses were ruined in the tsunami were a pitiful sight.
这些难民的房屋在海啸中被毁,看上去真可怜。
That little boy was in a very pitiful condition.
那个小男孩处于非常可怜的境地中。
piteousadj. 〈文〉可怜的,让人怜悯的
〔辨析〕
指表达苦难或悲伤的方式让人心生怜悯的。
〔例证〕
Why did she give a long piteous cry?
为什么她发出一声长长的哀号?
pitiableadj. 〈正式〉令人怜悯的,可怜的
〔辨析〕
指让人心生怜悯、值得同情的。
〔例证〕
Women and children are prone to become pitiable victims of war.
妇女和儿童很容易成为可怜的战争受害者。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 令人同情的;可怜的
      deserving or causing you to feel pity
      1. The horse was a pitiful sight (= because it was very thin or sick) .
        这匹马看上去可怜兮兮的。
    • 卑微的;卑鄙的
      not deserving respect
      1. a pitiful effort/excuse/performance
        不精彩的努力 / 借口 / 表现

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 令人怜悯的;使人同情的;可怜的
      Someone or something that ispitifulis so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them.
      1. 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。
      2. It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen.
        这是我看到过的最令人同情的一幕。
    • ADJ-GRADED 匮乏的;极度欠缺的
      If you describe something aspitiful, you mean that it is completely inadequate.
      1. The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low...
        选择余地极小,而且其中一些产品的质量很差。
      2. 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,还经常是以食物和衣服的形式。
    • ADJ-GRADED 可鄙的;不值得考虑的
      If you describe something aspitiful, you mean that it does not deserve respect or consideration.
      1. This argument seems to show a pitiful lack of confidence in the capabilities of our juries.
        这一论点似乎表现出对我们陪审团能力的极度不信任,而这种不信任是可悲的。

    双语例句

    • They did not give the children food or water; the children were very pitiful.
      不给他们吃东西和喝水,小孩子非常可怜。
    • The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low
      选择余地极小,而且其中一些产品的质量很差。
    • The most pitiful and agonising thing is not being true to oneself.
      不忠于自己的人;是世上最可怜和最痛苦的。
    • No one could look at such a pitiful sight with dry eyes.
      见此惨状,无不落泪。
    • It was so pitiful we lost this match again.
      多可惜又输了这场比赛!
    • He decides to wield his pitiful weapon.
      他决定动用他的可怜的武器了。
    • I've lost my job, so of course I'm pitiful.
      我失了业,当然可怜;
    • It was mama's pitiful weeping that brought tears to my eyes.
      我倒是为妈妈哭得可怜而也落了泪。
    • How pitiful, so I play with him.
      多可怜啊,所以我常跟他一起玩。
    • When a person, to the time of him life self-distrust, be very pitiful?
      当一个人,对自己生命没有信心的时间,是不是很可怜?