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pitiful

adjective
🔊/ˈpɪtɪfl/
🔊/ˈpɪtɪfl/
Word Family
  • pity noun verb
  • pitiful adjective
  • pitiless adjective
  • pitiable adjective
  • piteous adjective
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  1. deserving pity or causing you to feel pity 可怜的；令人怜悯的；令人同情的synonym pathetic
    • The horse was a pitiful sight (= because it was very thin or sick).这匹马看上去可怜兮兮的。🔊🔊
  2. not deserving respect卑微的；卑鄙的 synonym poor
    • a pitiful effort/excuse/performance不值一提的努力／借口／表现