pitiful

US [ˈpɪtɪf(ə)l]
UK ['pɪtɪf(ə)l]
  • adj.可怜的；令人怜悯的；令人同情的；卑微的
  • Web慈悲的；引起或值得同情的；值得怜悯

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pitiful
adj.
1.
可怜的；令人怜悯的；令人同情的deserving pity or causing you to feel pity
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.
卑微的；卑鄙的not deserving respect
a pitiful effort/excuse/performance
不值一提的努力╱借口╱表现

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Definition:
AllAll,可怜的可怜的,令人怜悯的令人怜悯的,令人同情的令人同情的,卑微的卑微的,慈悲的慈悲的,引起或值得同情的引起或值得同情的,值得怜悯值得怜悯
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1.
True, she was not the pure and spotless maiden of his dreams, but it was precisely this that made her more pitiful and able to help him.
不错，她不是他心目中所有的那个一清二白的姑娘，可是正因为这个，她才更可怜，更能帮助他。
bú cuò , tā bú shì tā xīn mù zhōng suǒ yǒu de nà ge yì qīng èr bái de gū niang , kě shì zhèng yīn wèi zhè ge , tā cái gèng kě lián , gèng néng bāng zhù tā 。
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2.
They are the log that strands on the bank, rock and the bottom of river or becomes the timber, which are very pitiful .
他们这些人都是流向大海的木头在中途被勾绊在岸边、石头边、河底或者成为人家的工具，十分可惜。
tā men zhè xiē rén dōu shì liú xiàng dà hǎi de mù tóu zài zhōng tú bèi gōu bàn zài àn biān 、 shí tou biān 、 hé dǐ huò zhě chéng wéi rén jiā de gōng jù , shí fēn kě xī 。
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3.
I'm your mayor, and ready to do all I can, but I stand alone with a mere pitiful veto right.
我是你们的市长，我准备尽我的一切力量，但是我是孤立的，我只有一种可怜的否决权。
wǒ shì nǐ men de shì zhǎng , wǒ zhǔn bèi jìn wǒ de yí qiè lì liang , dàn shì wǒ shì gū lì de , wǒ zhǐ yǒu yī zhǒng kě lián de fǒu jué quán 。
4.
The mouse which had been caught was a pitiful specimen; but the cat rejoices even over a lean mouse.
那只被逮住的老鼠是瘦的，但是猫儿，即使得了一只瘦老鼠，也要快乐一场。
nà zhī bèi dǎi zhù de lǎo shǔ shì shòu de , dàn shì māo ér , jí shǐ dé le yī zhī shòu lǎo shǔ , yě yào kuài lè yī chǎng 。
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5.
Is there some semantic problem, or do I understand you to mean that you do not care that the pitiful Sentinels will be crushed like vermin?
是语义上出了问题，还是我理解的那样，你是说你并不介意那些可怜的哨兵们像虫豸一样被碾得粉碎吗？
shì yǔ yì shàng chū le wèn tí , hái shì wǒ lǐ jiě de nà yàng , nǐ shì shuō nǐ bìng bù jiè yì nà xiē kě lián de shào bīng men xiàng chóng zhì yí yàng bèi niǎn de fěn suì ma ?
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6.
We bought the jug on Shattuck Avenue way down and went over and once more I saw his pitiful English bicycle on the lawn.
我们越过特克大道在沿路购买了那大水壶的，在草坪上我再次见到贾菲那极其质劣的英国产自行车。
wǒ men yuè guò tè kè dà dào zài yán lù gòu mǎi le nà dà shuǐ hú de , zài cǎo píng shàng wǒ zài cì jiàn dào jiǎ fēi nà jí qí zhì liè de yīng guó chǎn zì xíng chē 。
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7.
What's more, it is pitiful to see how little it takes for a woman to actually refuel and turn her life around!
作为一个女人，事实上根本没有时间思考和改变她们周围的生活则更加令人叹息。
zuò wéi yī gè nǚ rén , shì shí shàng gēn běn méi yǒu shí jiān sī kǎo hé gǎi biàn tā men zhōu wéi de shēng huó zé gèng jiā lìng rén tàn xī 。
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8.
And pitiful old Abe Foxman, head of the Anti-Defamation League, decides that discrimination on the basis of religion is all right after all.
可怜的老亚伯福克斯曼，反毁谤联盟的领袖，认为以宗教为基础的歧视毕竟是正确的。
kě lián de lǎo yà bó fú kè sī màn , fǎn huǐ bàng lián méng de lǐng xiù , rèn wéi yǐ zōng jiào wéi jī chǔ de qí shì bì jìng shì zhèng què de 。
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9.
Mary must still be in love with her black-haired boy; all that she's done since he left her is mooning about--it's pitiful, really.
玛丽肯定还在爱着那个黑头发的小伙子；自从他离去后她就一直精神恍惚――真是可怜。
mǎ lì kěn dìng hái zài ài zhe nà ge hēi tóu fā de xiǎo huǒ zi ; zì cóng tā lí qù hòu tā jiù yì zhí jīng shén huǎng hū ― ― zhēn shì kě lián 。
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10.
After the money was taken away by the thief by force, that pitiful old woman had to turn to the police for help.
窃贼用暴力抢走了钱后，那可怜的老太太只得求助于警方。
qiè zéi yòng bào lì qiǎng zǒu le qián hòu , nà kě lián de lǎo tài tài zhǐ dé qiú zhù yú jǐng fāng 。
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