單詞
pitiful
英 ['p?t?f?l; -f(?)l]
美['p?t?f?l]
基本信息
- adj. 可憐的，令人同情的
GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
英英釋意
- 1. inspiring mixed contempt and pity;
- "their efforts were pathetic"
- "pitiable lack of character"
- "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
- 2. bad; unfortunate;
- "my finances were in a deplorable state"
- "a lamentable decision"
- "her clothes were in sad shape"
- "a sorry state of affairs"
- 3. deserving or inciting pity;
- "a hapless victim"
- "miserable victims of war"
- "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- "piteous appeals for help"
- "pitiable homeless children"
- "a pitiful fate"
- "Oh, you poor thing"
- "his poor distorted limbs"
- "a wretched life"
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