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pathetic adj.可怜的；不足的；感伤的；悲哀的 (1) 我们看到挨饿的儿童悲惨可怜的样子。(2) 她跳舞跳得好，但唱歌就差劲了。(3) 天啊！今年的大一新生什么也不懂！(4) 我从未听说过如此悲伤的事了。(5) 他的眼泪引起在场人的怜悯。(6) 看着她的健康状况恶化真是感到难过。(7) 警察一点也不同情那些既悲哀又无助的游民。(8) 你只不过是个可怜的傻瓜。 These days, when you see the word pathetic, it's pretty clear that it's no compliment. This is an insulting word for things that are so bad they bum you out. A sports team losing ten games in a row is pathetic. Someone who constantly lies, even though the lies are obvious, is pathetic. Trying to dunk a basketball and missing by three feet is pathetic. When something is astoundingly lame or awful, people love to say, "Wow. How pathetic."

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英 [pə'θetɪk] 美 [pə'θetɪk] (1) We saw the pathetic sight of starving children.(2) She dances well, but as a singer, she is pathetic.(3) God! The freshmen are pathetic this year!(4) I never heard anything that sounded so pathetic.(5) His tears were pathetic to witness.(6) It was pathetic to watch her condition deteriorate.(7) The police do not pity those poor, pathetic and helpless homeless.(8) You are nothing but a pathetic fool. Something pathetic inspires pity and contempt. Pathetic things are awful or lame. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可怜的；令人怜悯的；悲惨的 If you describe a person or animal as pathetic, you mean that they are sad and weak or helpless, and they make you feel very sorry for them. ...a pathetic little dog with a curly tail...可怜的卷尾巴小狗The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight...这一小群旁观者看起来真是让人悲哀。She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic.她现在看起来瘦小枯槁，很可怜。patheticallyShe was pathetically thin.她瘦得可怜。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]差劲的；软弱的；令人生厌的 If you describe someone or something as pathetic, you mean that they make you feel impatient or angry, often because they are weak or not very good.   [disapproval]What pathetic excuses...多差劲的借口啊！It's a pound for a small glass of wine, which is pathetic.一小杯葡萄酒要1英镑，真差劲。...the pathetic attempts at public speaking made by members of all parties...所有政党党员在公开演讲时所作的令人生厌的尝试Don't be so pathetic.别那么讨人厌。patheticallyFive women in a group of 18 people is a pathetically small number.18人的小组中只有5个女性，真是少得可怜。

英语单词	pathetic
英美音标	英 [pə'θetɪk] 美 [pə'θetɪk]
中文释义	adj.可怜的；不足的；感伤的；悲哀的
英语例句	(1) We saw the pathetic sight of starving children. (2) She dances well, but as a singer, she is pathetic. (3) God! The freshmen are pathetic this year! (4) I never heard anything that sounded so pathetic. (5) His tears were pathetic to witness. (6) It was pathetic to watch her condition deteriorate. (7) The police do not pity those poor, pathetic and helpless homeless. (8) You are nothing but a pathetic fool.
中文例句	(1) 我们看到挨饿的儿童悲惨可怜的样子。 (2) 她跳舞跳得好，但唱歌就差劲了。 (3) 天啊！今年的大一新生什么也不懂！ (4) 我从未听说过如此悲伤的事了。 (5) 他的眼泪引起在场人的怜悯。 (6) 看着她的健康状况恶化真是感到难过。 (7) 警察一点也不同情那些既悲哀又无助的游民。 (8) 你只不过是个可怜的傻瓜。
vocabulary简明	Something pathetic inspires pity and contempt. Pathetic things are awful or lame.
vocabulary扩展	These days, when you see the word pathetic, it's pretty clear that it's no compliment. This is an insulting word for things that are so bad they bum you out. A sports team losing ten games in a row is pathetic. Someone who constantly lies, even though the lies are obvious, is pathetic. Trying to dunk a basketball and missing by three feet is pathetic. When something is astoundingly lame or awful, people love to say, "Wow. How pathetic."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可怜的；令人怜悯的；悲惨的 If you describe a person or animal as pathetic, you mean that they are sad and weak or helpless, and they make you feel very sorry for them. ...a pathetic little dog with a curly tail... 可怜的卷尾巴小狗 The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight... 这一小群旁观者看起来真是让人悲哀。 She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic. 她现在看起来瘦小枯槁，很可怜。 pathetically She was pathetically thin. 她瘦得可怜。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]差劲的；软弱的；令人生厌的 If you describe someone or something as pathetic, you mean that they make you feel impatient or angry, often because they are weak or not very good. [disapproval] What pathetic excuses... 多差劲的借口啊！ It's a pound for a small glass of wine, which is pathetic. 一小杯葡萄酒要1英镑，真差劲。 ...the pathetic attempts at public speaking made by members of all parties... 所有政党党员在公开演讲时所作的令人生厌的尝试 Don't be so pathetic. 别那么讨人厌。 pathetically Five women in a group of 18 people is a pathetically small number. 18人的小组中只有5个女性，真是少得可怜。

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