a pathetic little dog with a curly tail卷着尾巴的可怜小狗

She now looked small, shrunken, and pathetic.她现在看起来很瘦小、皱缩并且可怜巴巴。

the pathetic sound of a puppy crying一只小狗的哀嚎声

Don't be so pathetic.不要这么差劲。

pathetic excuses拙劣的借口

a pathetic attempt to hide the truth一个意欲隐藏真相的蹩脚举动

It's a pound for a small glass of wine, which is pathetic.一英镑只能买一小杯红酒, 真让人反感。

Our team was pathetic.我们的团队很没劲。

Their comedy is frequently mixed with the pathetic or the sinister.他们的喜剧作品常常掺有感伤或不吉的成分。