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/pɪ̱ti/
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:
self-pity
同情;怜悯;可怜 If you feel pity for someone, you feel very sorry for them.
  [oft N for n]
  • He felt a sudden tender pity for her...

    他突然涌起一股对她的温柔怜悯之情。

  • She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends.

    她知道自己是朋友同情的对象。

  • 2
    [VERB 动词]同情;怜悯;可怜 If you pity someone, you feel very sorry for them.
      [V n]
  • I don't know whether to hate or pity him.

    我不知道该恨他,还是该同情他。

  • 3
    [N-SING 单数名词]可惜的事;遗憾的事 If you say that it is a pity that something is the case, you mean that you feel disappointment or regret about it.
      [a N]
      [feelings]
  • It is a great pity that all pupils in the city cannot have the same chances...

    非常遗憾的是,在这个城市里,并非所有的学生都能获得同样的机会。

  • Pity you haven't got your car, isn't it...

    可惜你还没有车,不是吗?

  • It seemed a pity to let it all go to waste.

    让这一切白白浪费掉,真是可惜了。

  • 4
    [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]仁慈;慈悲 If someone shows pity, they do not harm or punish someone they have power over.
  • One should avoid showing too much pity...

    一个人应该避免显得太过仁慈。

  • She saw no pity in their faces.

    她从他们的脸上看不到慈悲。

  • 5
    [PHR with cl ]不幸的是;遗憾的是 If you add more's the pity to a comment, you are expressing your disappointment or regret about something.
      [feelings]
  • But my world isn't your world, more's the pity.

    可惜的是,我们是两个世界的人。

  • 6
    [PHRASE 短语](尤在恼怒或不快时用于强调)行行好,发发慈悲吧 You can say for pity's sake to add emphasis to what you are saying, especially when you are annoyed or upset.
      [usu PHR with cl]
      [emphasis]
  • 'Run, Katherine. For pity's sake run!' he screamed.

    “跑,凯瑟琳,快跑!”他尖叫道。

  • 7
    [PHRASE 短语]对…表示同情;对…表示怜悯 If you take pity on someone, you feel sorry for them and help them.
      [V inflects]
  • No woman had ever felt the need to take pity on him before.

    以前从没有女性觉得他需要同情。

  • 8
    [PHRASE 短语](用于强调)可惜的是,遗憾的是 If you say the pity is that, or the pity of it is that, before a comment, you are emphasizing your disappointment or regret about something.
      [V inflects]
      [emphasis]
  • The pity is that it was all completely unnecessary...

    遗憾的是这完全没有必要。

  • The pity of it was that the Americans didn't play cricket.

    可惜的是美国人不打板球。


  • Oxford
    pity / ˈpɪti ; NAmE ˈpɪti /
    noun
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    verb
    pity pities pitied pitying
    WORD FAMILY pity noun , verb pitiful adjective pitiless adjective pitiable adjective piteous adjective noun 1 [uncountable ] pity(for sb/sth) a feeling of sympathy and sadness caused by the suffering and troubles of others 同情;怜悯 I could only feel pity for what they were enduring. 对他们所受的苦难我唯有同情而已。 a look/feeling/surge of pity 怜悯的表情╱感觉╱涌动 I took pity onher and lent her the money. 我同情她,就把钱借给了她。 ( formal) I beg you to have pity onhim. 请你可怜可怜他吧。 I don't want your pity. 我用不着你可怜。 2 [singular ] used to show that you are disappointed about sth (用于表示失望)遗憾,可惜 SYN
    shame
    a pity(that…) It's a pitythat you can't stay longer. 你不能再多停留些时间,真是可惜。 ‘I've lost it!’ ‘Oh, what a pity. “我把东西弄丢了!”“哎呀,真可惜。” What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier. 真遗憾,她没有早点告诉我。 a pity(to do sth) It seems a pityto waste this food. 浪费这些食物真可惜。 This dress is really nice. Pity it's so expensive. 这件连衣裙真不错,只可惜太贵了。 Oh, that's a pity. 唉,那可真遗憾。 It would be a great pityif you gave up now. 你要是现在放弃,那就太可惜了。
    IDIOM more's the ˈpity ( BrE) ( informal) unfortunately 不幸地 ‘Was the bicycle insured?’ ‘No, more's the pity!’ “自行车上保险没有?”“没有。真倒霉!”
    verb ( pit·ies , pity·ing , pit·ied , pit·ied ) ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) to feel sorry for sb because of their situation; to feel pity for sb 同情;怜悯;可怜 pitysb He pitied people who were stuck in dead-end jobs. 他很同情那些工作上毫无前途的人。 Compulsive gamblers are more to be pitiedthan condemned. 对嗜赌成瘾者要多些同情,少些谴责。 pitysb doing sth I pity her having to work such long hours. 她不得不加班加点工作,真让我同情。 pity / ˈpɪti ; NAmE ˈpɪti /
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    pity1 noun
    pity2 verb
    pitypit‧y1 /ˈpɪti/ ●●○ S3 noun
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    1a pity spoken used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently SYN  shame(it’s a) pity (that) It’s a pity that he didn’t accept the job. It’s a great pity Joyce wasn’t invited. I like Charlie. Pity he had to marry that awful woman. A pity we can’t find the guy who did it.what/that’s a pity ‘Are you married?’ ‘No.’ ‘What a pity.’it’s a pity to do something It would be a pity to give up now – you’ve nearly finished.2[uncountable] sympathy for a person or animal who is suffering or unhappypiteous, pitiable, pitiful, pitilesspity for He looked exhausted, but Marie felt no pity for him. I listened to Jason’s story with pity. I hated the thought of being an object of pity (=someone who other people feel sorry for).take/have pity on somebody (=feel sorry for someone and treat them with sympathy) He sounded so upset that Leah started to take pity on him.3for pity’s sake British English spoken used to show that you are very annoyed and impatient:  For pity’s sake just shut up and let me drive!4more’s the pity spoken especially British English used after describing a situation, to show that you wish it was not true:  Sue’s not coming, more’s the pity.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbsfeel pity (for somebody)· No one can look at these photographs and not feel pity.take/have pity (on somebody) (=feel sorry for someone and treat them with sympathy)· He was expecting a prison sentence but the judge took pity on him.phrasesbe filled with pity/full of pity· His heart was filled with pity for them.a feeling/sense of pity· Annie experienced a sudden feeling of pity for the young man.a wave/surge of pity· The woman looked so dejected that a wave of pity washed over me.a twinge/stab of pity (=a small feeling of pity)· Charles even felt a twinge of pity for Mrs Sweet.an object of pity (=someone who people feel sorry for)· He was a proud man and he didn't want to be treated as an object of pity.
    pity1 noun
    pity2 verb
    pitypity2 ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle pitied, present participle pitying, third person singular pities) [transitive not usually in progressive]
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    to feel sorry for someone because they are in a very bad situation:  I pity anyone who has to feed a family on such a low income. Sam pitied his grandmother there alone, never going out. Pity the poor teachers who have to deal with these kids.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that they feel sorry for someone rather than pity them:· I feel sorry for his wife.
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