pity
['piti]
n.怜悯, 同情, 遗憾, 可惜
v.同情, 怜悯
例句与用法:
He lay helpless in the street under the pitying gaze of the bystanders.
他零零地躺在路边,旁观的人都投以怜悯的目光。
We took pity on the homeless girl and took her into our house.
我们同情这个无家可归的女孩,让她住进了我们的屋子里。
It's a pity that you can't come to the party.
你不能来参加这次聚会,真可惜。
I pity anyone who has to feed a family on such a low income.
我同情任何需要以如此微薄的收入养活全家的人。
词形变化:
副词: pityingly | 名词复数: pities | 动词过去式: pitied | 动词过去分词: pitied | 动词现在分词: pitying | 动词第三人称单数: pities |
详细释义:
n.
1. 怜悯; 同情[U]
The villagers took pity on the hungry travellers and gave them hot food.
村民们很同情饥饿的旅行者, 端出热的食物给他们吃。
She never asked for pity before.
她过去从未乞求怜悯。
2. 可惜的事, 憾事[S][+(that)]
It's a pity he missed the opportunity to travel abroad.
他错过了去国外旅游的机会, 真是可惜。
vt.
怜悯; 同情[W]
We pity the victims of war.
我们同情战争受害者。
短语词组:
for pity's sake
1. 务请
For pity's sake be quiet for a moment and let me finish my paper.
请安静一会, 让我把论文写好。
have/take pity on
1. 怜悯
The old lady often takes pity on small animals.
那位老太太常常怜悯小动物。
more's the pity
1. 遗憾
I won't be able to come to dinner today, more's the pity.
今天我不能赴晚宴, 十分遗憾。
out of pity
1. 出于怜悯
I don't want anybody to help me out of pity.
我不要任何人出于怜悯来帮助我。