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pity n.怜悯；同情；遗憾；可惜v.同情；怜悯 (1) 那位老太太常常怜悯小动物。(2) 他未因她恳求怜悯而动心。(3) 我们同情这个无家可归的女孩，让她住进了我们的屋子里。(4) 我帮助她是出于爱，而不是出于同情。(5) 遗憾的是我不得不回去工作。(6) 你不能来参加这次聚会，真可惜。(7) 我同情任何需要以如此微薄的收入养活全家的人。(8) 他零零地躺在路边，旁观的人都投以怜悯的目光。 Use pity as a noun or a verb. You feel pity for the really bad singer so you try to look attentive, but then you pity yourself for having to suffer through his terrible rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." We also say something is a pity if it's something to be sad about. It's a pity that your computer crashed right after you finished your paper.

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英 ['pɪti] 美 ['pɪti] (1) The old lady often takes pity on small animals.(2) He remained unmoved by her entreaties for pity.(3) We took pity on the homeless girl and took her into our house.(4) I helped her out of love, not out of pity.(5) It's a pity I have to get back to the grindstone.(6) It's a pity that you can't come to the party.(7) I pity anyone who has to feed a family on such a low income.(8) He lay helpless in the street under the pitying gaze of the bystanders. If you feel pity, you feel sympathy for someone else's suffering. A documentary on prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted might make you feel pity for them. 1[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。

英语单词	pity
英美音标	英 ['pɪti] 美 ['pɪti]
中文释义	n.怜悯；同情；遗憾；可惜 v.同情；怜悯
英语例句	(1) The old lady often takes pity on small animals. (2) He remained unmoved by her entreaties for pity. (3) We took pity on the homeless girl and took her into our house. (4) I helped her out of love, not out of pity. (5) It's a pity I have to get back to the grindstone. (6) It's a pity that you can't come to the party. (7) I pity anyone who has to feed a family on such a low income. (8) He lay helpless in the street under the pitying gaze of the bystanders.
中文例句	(1) 那位老太太常常怜悯小动物。 (2) 他未因她恳求怜悯而动心。 (3) 我们同情这个无家可归的女孩，让她住进了我们的屋子里。 (4) 我帮助她是出于爱，而不是出于同情。 (5) 遗憾的是我不得不回去工作。 (6) 你不能来参加这次聚会，真可惜。 (7) 我同情任何需要以如此微薄的收入养活全家的人。 (8) 他零零地躺在路边，旁观的人都投以怜悯的目光。
vocabulary简明	If you feel pity, you feel sympathy for someone else's suffering. A documentary on prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted might make you feel pity for them.
vocabulary扩展	Use pity as a noun or a verb. You feel pity for the really bad singer so you try to look attentive, but then you pity yourself for having to suffer through his terrible rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." We also say something is a pity if it's something to be sad about. It's a pity that your computer crashed right after you finished your paper.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。

Pity Feel I N [V Disappointment Regret Phrase