pitiful

'pitiful
托福GRE Collins 1

英文释义

s inspiring mixed contempt and pity
s bad; unfortunate
s deserving or inciting pity

中文翻译

a. 慈悲的, 可怜的, 令人同情的, 可鄙的

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记忆技巧

pitiful 由词根 pit(坑、深坑)和后缀 -iful(充满...的)构成,意为“充满可怜的,悲惨的”。可以联想到在坑里的人非常可怜。

例句

1. The stray dog looked so pitiful that I decided to take it home.
那只流浪狗看起来很可怜,所以我决定把它带回家。
2. She gave a pitiful cry when she saw her broken toy.
当她看到自己破损的玩具时发出了一声可怜的哭喊。
3. His pitiful attempts to apologize made everyone feel uncomfortable.
他可怜的道歉尝试让每个人都感到不舒服。

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