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piteous

美['pɪtiəs]  英['pɪtiəs]
adj.  哀怨的;可怜的;凄惨的
  副词:piteously  名词:piteousness
  近义词:wretched,pitiful,afflictive,pathetic,pitiable,compassionate,sad,distressing,doleful,heartbreaking,mournful,hapless,miserable,poor,misfortunate,

详细释义

adj.(形容词)
  1. 可怜的
  2. 凄惨的
  3. 值得怜悯的
  4. 令人怜悯的
  5. 慈悲的
  6. 哀怨的
  7. 乞怜的

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"

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. We heard piteous sounds of suffering and pain.我们听到可怜的痛苦受难的呻吟。
  2. The politician found the piteous cries of the starving children unbearable.这个政治家发现饥饿的孩子们可怜的哭声让人不忍心听下去。
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