pathetic

英[pə'θetɪk] 美[pə'θetɪk]
  • adj. 可怜的;不足的;感伤的;悲哀的
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星级词汇:
  • path n.路线;小路;小径;轨道;路程
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 可怜的,可悲的,可怜兮兮的
    2. 不足的
    3. 引起怜悯的,令人怜惜的 ,哀婉动人的,使人感动的
    4. 微弱的
    5. <英俚>乏味的
    6. 令人生厌的
    7. 感伤的,悲哀的
    8. 无力的
    9. 无用的
    10. 不成功的
    11. 悲惨的
    12. 感情(上)的,情绪(上)的
    n. (名词)
    1. 感伤性的东西
    2. 可怜的表现
    3. 感伤的情绪
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 凄惨的;可怜的 sad;pitiful

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. deserving or inciting pity;

    "a hapless victim"
    "miserable victims of war"
    "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"
    "piteous appeals for help"
    "pitiable homeless children"
    "a pitiful fate"
    "Oh, you poor thing"
    "his poor distorted limbs"
    "a wretched life"

  2. inspiring mixed contempt and pity;

    "their efforts were pathetic"
    "pitiable lack of character"
    "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"

  3. inspiring scornful pity;

    "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"

1. We encountered the pathetic sight of a family packing up its home.
我们目睹了一家人正在收拾家当准备离开的凄惨景象。

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2. 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。

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3. She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic.
她现在看起来瘦小枯槁,很可怜。

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4. It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke.
这真荒谬,简直是可悲、可笑。

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5. Don't be so pathetic.
别那么讨人厌。

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. We saw the pathetic sight of starving children.
      我们看到挨饿的儿童悲惨可怜的样子。
    2. She dances well, but as a singer, she is pathetic.
      她跳舞跳得好,但唱歌就差劲了。
    3. God! The freshmen are pathetic this year!
      天啊!今年的大一新生什么也不懂!
    4. I never heard anything that sounded so pathetic.
      我从未听说过如此悲伤的事了。
    5. His tears were pathetic to witness.
      他的眼泪引起在场人的怜悯。
    6. It was pathetic to watch her condition deteriorate.
      看着她的健康状况恶化真是感到难过。
    7. The police do not pity those poor, pathetic and helpless homeless.
      警察一点也不同情那些既悲哀又无助的游民。
    8. You are nothing but a pathetic fool.
      你只不过是个可怜的傻瓜。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ~+ n.
    1. Every one was weeping by the time he finished his pathetic tale about the orphan.
      当他讲完这个孤儿的悲惨遭遇时,每个人都在流泪。