"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.)
We heard piteous sounds of suffering and pain.我们听到可怜的痛苦受难的呻吟。
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。