英语词汇“pitiful”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-学习网

主要翻译
英语		中文
pitiful adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(arousing pity or compassion)	可怜的 kě lián de
		可悲的 kě bēi de
		可叹的 kě tàn de
	The children huddled in the cold made a pitiful sight.
pitiful adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	figurative (arousing contempt)	可悲的 kě bēi de
		可鄙的 kě bǐ de
	That's the most pitiful excuse I've ever heard.
pitiful adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	figurative, informal (small or inadequate)	一点点的 yì diǎn diǎn de
		少得可怜的 shǎo de kě lián de
	That's a pitiful salary considering how hard she works.

Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

pitiful ['pItIful] adj

1 (=touching)
[+ person, appearance, sight etc] 可怜(憐)的 kělián de

2 (=lamentable)
[+ excuse, attempt, effort etc] 可鄙的 kěbǐ de

在这些条目还发现'pitiful'：

在英文解释里：

lamentable - miserable - piteous - pitiable - tragic - woeful

中文：

可怜