pathetic

US [pəˈθetɪk]
UK [pə'θetɪk]
  • adj.可怜的；可悲的；令人怜惜的；无力的
  • n.感伤性的东西；可怜的表现[动作]；感伤的情绪
  • Web悲惨的；悲哀的；哀婉动人的

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pathetic
adj.
1.
可怜的；可悲的；令人怜惜的making you feel pity or sadness
a pathetic and lonely old man
可怜又孤独的老翁
The starving children were a pathetic sight.
饥饿的儿童看起来是一幅凄惨的景象。
2.
(informal)
无力的；不成功的weak and not successful
a pathetic excuse
牵强的借口
She made a pathetic attempt to smile.
她勉强地微微一笑。
You're pathetic!
你真是没用！

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Definition:
AllAll,可怜的可怜的,可悲的可悲的,令人怜惜的令人怜惜的,无力的无力的,感伤性的东西感伤性的东西,可怜的表现[动作]可怜的表现[动作],感伤的情绪感伤的情绪,悲惨的悲惨的,悲哀的悲哀的,哀婉动人的哀婉动人的
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1.
You have vandalized my heart, raped my soul and torched my conscience, you thought it was one pathetic boy's life you were extinguishing.
你们摧残了我的心灵，强奸了我的灵魂、快速燃尽了我的良知。你们正在熄灭一个可悲男孩的生命。
nǐ men cuī cán le wǒ de xīn líng , qiáng jiān le wǒ de líng hún 、 kuài sù rán jìn le wǒ de liáng zhī 。 nǐ men zhèng zài xī miè yī gè kě bēi nán hái de shēng mìng 。
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2.
Lily: The children in Yushu must be very pathetic.
玉树的孩子真是不幸，太可怜了。
yù shù de hái zi zhēn shì bú xìng , tài kě lián le 。
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3.
The incident was pathetic and ludicrous at the same time. The guy from upstairs hardly knew whether to laugh or to weep as he related it.
这个小插曲既可悲又可笑，楼上那人讲述时简直不知道该哭还是该笑。
zhè ge xiǎo chā qǔ jì kě bēi yòu kě xiào , lóu shàng nà rén jiǎng shù shí jiǎn zhí bù zhī dào gāi kū hái shì gāi xiào 。
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4.
It's strangely painful and pathetic to see grown up men dressed up in boyish clothing!
看到成年男人穿着幼稚的服装真是件极为痛心和可悲的事！
kàn dào chéng nián nán rén chuān zhe yòu zhì de fú zhuāng zhēn shì jiàn jí wéi tòng xīn hé kě bēi de shì !
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5.
After all, how much damage could one pathetic little furball really do?
毕竟，一个可怜兮兮的小毛球能搞出多大破坏呢？
bì jìng , yī gè kě lián xī xī de xiǎo máo qiú néng gǎo chū duō dà pò huài ne ?
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6.
It was pathetic to see a man to whom reading meant so much become almost totally blind.
看到一个如此迷恋读书的人视力几乎完全丧失，真叫人可怜。
kàn dào yī gè rú cǐ mí liàn dú shū de rén shì lì jī hū wán quán sàng shī , zhēn jiào rén kě lián 。
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7.
And with an attitude like that, I'm afraid you're shaping up to be a pretty pathetic king, indeed.
以像那种态度，我担心你会成为一个很可怜的国王，真的。
yǐ xiàng nà zhǒng tài du , wǒ dān xīn nǐ huì chéng wéi yī gè hěn kě lián de guó wáng , zhēn de 。
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8.
Molly : You're pathetic. Your brain must be mush. No one would ever go out with you.
莫莉：你真是低级趣味。你的脑子一定是坏掉了。没有人会愿意跟你这种人约会。
mò lì : nǐ zhēn shì dī jí qù wèi 。 nǐ de nǎo zi yí dìng shì huài diào le 。 méi yǒu rén huì yuàn yì gēn nǐ zhè zhǒng rén yuē huì 。
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9.
It is pathetic to sit on a raised platform ready to give a performance and find that no one wants to hear it.
真惨啊，坐在高台上，准备好好表演一番，结果无人赏脸。
zhēn cǎn na , zuò zài gāo tái shàng , zhǔn bèi háo hǎo biǎo yǎn yì fān , jié guǒ wú rén shǎng liǎn 。
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10.
Such a lonely figure is always pathetic because whatever he wants proves impossible to have.
这样一个孤独的人总是可怜的，因为无论他想要什么结果总是得不到。
zhè yàng yī gè gū dú de rén zǒng shì kě lián de , yīn wèi wú lùn tā xiǎng yào shén me jié guǒ zǒng shì dé bú dào 。
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