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pitiful adj.慈悲的；可怜的；凄惨的 (1) 那个病人处于一种非常可怜的状况。(2) 多可怜的人啊(3) 我从来没有见过这样惨的事情！ The word pitiful can be used in a range of contexts. Most commonly, you'll see it used as an expression of contempt and pity, the way the word pathetic might be used. You might also see it used in reference to something unfortunate or deserving of pity — like a homeless mother and her child, begging for money on the street. Something pitiful might also be something very small or inadequate. A pitiful attempt, is one that isn't good enough.

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英 ['pɪtɪfl] 美 ['pɪtɪfl] (1) The patient was in a pitiful condition.(2) What a pitiful man he is! You should help him.(3) I never saw a sight so pitiful as this before! Pitiful means pathetic. If you don't even study for your test, you're making a pretty pitiful effort to do well. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人怜悯的；使人同情的；可怜的 Someone or something that is pitiful is so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them. He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted...他听起来既可怜兮兮的，又对想要的东西充满渴望。It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen.这是我看到过的最令人同情的一幕。pitifullyHis legs were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk.他的双腿和他庞大身躯的其他部分相比瘦得可怜。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]匮乏的；极度欠缺的 If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it is completely inadequate.   [disapproval]The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low...选择余地极小，而且其中一些产品的质量很差。The farmers pay pitiful wages, often in the form of food and clothes.农场主支付的报酬少得可怜，还经常是以食物和衣服的形式。pitifullyState help for the mentally handicapped is pitifully inadequate.国家给智障人士提供的帮助远远不够。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可鄙的；不值得考虑的 If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it does not deserve respect or consideration. This argument seems to show a pitiful lack of confidence in the capabilities of our juries.这一论点似乎表现出对我们陪审团能力的极度不信任，而这种不信任是可悲的。

英语单词	pitiful
英美音标	英 ['pɪtɪfl] 美 ['pɪtɪfl]
中文释义	adj.慈悲的；可怜的；凄惨的
英语例句	(1) The patient was in a pitiful condition. (2) What a pitiful man he is! You should help him. (3) I never saw a sight so pitiful as this before!
中文例句	(1) 那个病人处于一种非常可怜的状况。 (2) 多可怜的人啊 (3) 我从来没有见过这样惨的事情！
vocabulary简明	Pitiful means pathetic. If you don't even study for your test, you're making a pretty pitiful effort to do well.
vocabulary扩展	The word pitiful can be used in a range of contexts. Most commonly, you'll see it used as an expression of contempt and pity, the way the word pathetic might be used. You might also see it used in reference to something unfortunate or deserving of pity — like a homeless mother and her child, begging for money on the street. Something pitiful might also be something very small or inadequate. A pitiful attempt, is one that isn't good enough.
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]令人怜悯的；使人同情的；可怜的 Someone or something that is pitiful is so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them. He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted... 他听起来既可怜兮兮的，又对想要的东西充满渴望。 It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen. 这是我看到过的最令人同情的一幕。 pitifully His legs were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk. 他的双腿和他庞大身躯的其他部分相比瘦得可怜。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]匮乏的；极度欠缺的 If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it is completely inadequate. [disapproval] The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low... 选择余地极小，而且其中一些产品的质量很差。 The farmers pay pitiful wages, often in the form of food and clothes. 农场主支付的报酬少得可怜，还经常是以食物和衣服的形式。 pitifully State help for the mentally handicapped is pitifully inadequate. 国家给智障人士提供的帮助远远不够。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可鄙的；不值得考虑的 If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it does not deserve respect or consideration. This argument seems to show a pitiful lack of confidence in the capabilities of our juries. 这一论点似乎表现出对我们陪审团能力的极度不信任，而这种不信任是可悲的。

Pitiful Inadequate Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 I Sight Word Pity