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| /pəˈΘetɪk/ |
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| 1 | useless or not effective in an annoying way 没用的；无效的 |
| That’ s the most pathetic excuse I’ ve ever heard. 那是我听说过的最蹩脚的借口。 |
| He made a pathetic attempt to explain his failure. 他试图解释失败的原因，但没有成功。 |
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| 2 | if someone or something looks or sounds pathetic , you feel sympathy for them 可怜的；令人同情的 |
| The child looked so small and pathetic. 这孩子看起来那么小，那么可怜。 |
| a pathetic story 一个唤起人们同情的故事 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| pathetically adv |
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| /pəˈΘetɪkli/ |
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