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单词 pitiful
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pitiful

Word family adjectivepitiablepitifulpitilesspityingnounpitiablenesspitierpitifulnesspitilessnesspityadverbpitiablypitifullypitilesslypityingly
pit·i·ful /ˈpɪtɪfəl/ adjectiveadj  
1 SAD/UNHAPPYsomeone who is pitiful looks or sounds so sad and unfortunate that you feel very sorry for them 令人同情的,可怜的 pity
 The refugees were a pitiful sight.
难民们看上去真可怜。
2 GOOD ENOUGHa pitiful amount is very small 〔数量〕非常少的
 The fee was pitiful – only about £60.
费用相当少——只有60英镑左右。
3 very bad in quality 〔质量〕非常差的 SYN awful
 His performance was pitiful – five goals flew past him.
他的表现很差劲,丢了五个球。
pitifully adverbadv
 The dog was pitifully thin.
那条狗瘦得可怜。
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