She looked pitifully small and fragile.她看起来又小又虚弱, 可怜得很。

'What happens after that?' he said, his voice pitifully weak.“后来怎么样了？”他说, 声音微弱得让人觉得可怜。

His legs were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk.和他庞大的身躯比起来, 他的双腿实在瘦得可怜。

Even for full-time courses, student loans are pitifully small.即使上全日制课程, 学生的贷款数额也少得可怜。

State help for the mentally handicapped is pitifully inadequate.政府对有智力缺陷者提供的援助少得可怜。