pitiful

1. 令人怜悯的；使人同情的；可怜的
Someone or something that is pitiful is so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them.

e.g. He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted...
他听起来既可怜兮兮的，又对想要的东西充满渴望。
e.g. It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen.
这是我看到过的最令人同情的一幕。

2. 匮乏的；极度欠缺的
If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it is completely inadequate.

pitiful是什么意思

e.g. The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low...
选择余地极小，而且其中一些产品的质量很差。
e.g. The farmers pay pitiful wages, often in the form of food and clothes.
农场主支付的报酬少得可怜，还经常是以食物和衣服的形式。

3. 可鄙的；不值得考虑的
If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it does not deserve respect or consideration.

e.g. This argument seems to show a pitiful lack of confidence in the capabilities of our juries.
这一论点似乎表现出对我们陪审团能力的极度不信任，而这种不信任是可悲的。

1. 慈悲的：pitiably 可怜地 | pitiful 慈悲的 | pitiless 无情的

2. 可怜的：pitcher 投手 | pitiful 可怜的 | pitiless 无情的

3. pitiful什么意思

3. 令人同情的：prevail流行, 盛行, 获胜, 成功 | pitiful令人同情的 | avalanche雪崩

4. 慈悲的, 同情的, 可怜的 (形)：pitiably 可怜地; 卑劣地; 凄惨地 (副) | pitiful 慈悲的, 同情的, 可怜的 (形) | pitifully 可怜地; 可恨地 (副)