单词 | a pity |
释义 | a pitya pity spokenPITY/IT'S A PITY used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently 真可惜,真遗憾 SYN shame (it’s a) pity (that) It’s a pity that he didn’t accept the job. 他没有接受那份工作真可惜。 It’s a great pity Joyce wasn’t invited. 乔伊斯没有受到邀请太遗憾了。 I like Charlie. Pity he had to marry that awful woman. 我喜欢查利,遗憾的是他得和那个糟糕的女人结婚。 A pity we can’t find the guy who did it. 真遗憾我们找不到那个干了这件事的家伙。 what/that’s a pity ‘Are you married?’ ‘No.’ ‘What a pity.’ “你结婚了吗?”“没有。”“真遗憾。” it’s a pity to do something It would be a pity to give up now – you’ve nearly finished. 现在放弃太可惜,你差不多就要完成了。 Examples from the Corpus great pity• He says all the signs are it could soon be as bad as last year, which would be a great pity.• This by-law has never been repealed and it is a great pity that it is not still rigidly enforced.• If you can go again this is no problem, but for the once-only visitor it is a great pity.• It is a great pity that such reactionary ideas are still harboured by the Labour party in Havering and elsewhere.• For myself, a great pity.• It's a great pity she can't be included.• It was a great pity that the team was not allowed to perform at other displays during the anniversary year. → a pity at pity1(1) |
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