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pity

noun
 
🔊/ˈpɪti/
🔊/ˈpɪti/
Word Family
  • pity noun verb
  • pitiful adjective
  • pitiless adjective
  • pitiable adjective
  • piteous adjective
Idioms
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  1.  
    [singular] used to show that you are disappointed about something（用于表示失望）遗憾，可惜 synonym shame
    • a pity (that…) It's a pity that you can't stay longer.你不能再多停留些时间，真是遗憾。🔊🔊
    • ‘I've lost it!’ ‘Oh, what a pity.’“我把东西弄丢了！” “哎呀，真可惜。”🔊🔊
    • What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier.真遗憾，她没有早点告诉我。🔊🔊
    • This dress is really nice. Pity it's so expensive.这件连衣裙真不错，只可惜太贵了。🔊🔊
    • Oh, that's a pity.唉，那可真遗憾。🔊🔊
    • It would be a great pity if you gave up now.你要是现在放弃，那就太可惜了。🔊🔊
    • a pity to do something It seems a pity to waste this food.浪费这些食物真可惜。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • That would be rather a pity, wouldn't it?那真是遗憾，是不是…
    • The place was great, but it was a pity about the weather.那个地方很美，遗憾的是天气不好。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • real
    preposition
    • pity about
    phrases
    • a bit of a pity
    • such a pity
    • what a pity
    • …
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  2.  
    [uncountable] a sad feeling caused by the pain and troubles of others同情；怜悯
    • I took pity on her and lent her the money.我同情她，就把钱借给了她。🔊🔊
    • (formal) I beg you to have pity on him.请你可怜可怜他吧。🔊🔊
    • I don't want your pity.我用不着你可怜。🔊🔊
    • a look/feeling/surge of pity怜悯的表情／感觉／涌动
    • pity for somebody/something I could only feel pity for what they were enduring.对他们所受的苦难我唯有同情而已。🔊🔊
    • He had no pity for her.他不怜她。
    Extra Examples
    • I threw the child some money out of pity.出于怜悯，我扔给那孩子一些钱。
    • I took pity on him and allowed him to stay.我同情他，允许他留了下来。
    • She was full of pity for him.她十分同情他。
    • We begged him to have pity on us.我们祈求他的怜悯。
    • a cruel leader without pity毫无同情心的残忍领导者
    • an unfortunate man who inspires pity惹人怜悯的不幸男子
    • She experienced a sudden feeling of pity for the young man.她突然对这位年轻人感到同情。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pity
    • be filled with
    • be full of
    • feel
    • …
    preposition
    • out of pity
    • without pity
    • pity for
    • …
    phrases
    • a feeling of pity
    • a sense of pity
    • have pity on somebody
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘clemency, mildness’): from Old French pite ‘compassion’, from Latin pietas ‘piety’; compare with piety.
Idioms
more’s the pity
  1. (informal) unfortunately不幸地
    • ‘Was the bicycle insured?’ ‘No, more's the pity!’“自行车上保险没有？” “没有。真倒霉！”🔊🔊

pity

verb
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 not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pity
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he / she / it pities
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past simple pitied
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past participle pitied
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past simple pitying
🔊/ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
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past participle pitying
🔊/ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
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  1. to feel sorry for somebody because of their situation; to feel pity for somebody同情；怜悯；可怜
    • pity somebody He pitied people who were stuck in dead-end jobs.他很同情那些工作上毫无前途的人。🔊🔊
    • Compulsive gamblers are more to be pitied than condemned.对嗜赌成瘾者要多些同情，少些谴责。🔊🔊
    • pity somebody doing something I pity her having to work such long hours.她不得不加班加点工作，真让我同情。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsb2
    Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘clemency, mildness’): from Old French pite ‘compassion’, from Latin pietas ‘piety’; compare with piety.