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pitiful

/pit-i-fuhl/US // ˈpɪt ɪ fəl //UK // (ˈpɪtɪfʊl) //

可怜的人,可怜的,悲惨的,凄惨的

Related Words

distressing苦恼,忧虑,困扰,忧伤wretched凄惨的,惨不忍睹,惨不忍睹的,凄惨paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的shabby寒酸,寒酸的,破烂不堪,褴褛的pathetic可悲,可怜的,悲惨的,悲哀insignificant不重要的,无足轻重,无关紧要,微不足道的sad悲伤,伤心,悲伤的,悲哀touching触摸,触摸的,感人的,感人dismal惨淡,凄惨的,惨淡的,凄惨miserable悲惨的,凄惨的,凄惨,悲惨的事woeful凄惨的,悲惨的,悲哀的,悲哀lamentable可悲的是,可叹的,可叹的是,可悲的sorry对不起,抱歉,遗憾的是abject卑微的,卑微的人,卑微,卑怯affecting影响,有影响的,影响到,影响的afflicted患病的,患病的人,患难与共,患难与共的base基础,基地,基层,底层beggarly卑鄙的,乞丐式的,乞丐式,乞丐cheap廉价,廉价的,便宜的,便宜cheerless无精打采的,无精打采,郁郁寡欢,郁郁寡欢的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
    • : evoking or deserving contempt by smallness, poor quality, etc.: pitiful attempts.
    • : Archaic. full of pity; compassionate.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.in bad shape; poor
Synonyms
dismal惨淡,凄惨的,惨淡的,凄惨distressing苦恼,忧虑,困扰,忧伤insignificant不重要的,无足轻重,无关紧要,微不足道的lamentable可悲的是,可叹的,可叹的是,可悲的miserable悲惨的,凄惨的,凄惨,悲惨的事paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的pathetic可悲,可怜的,悲惨的,悲哀sad悲伤,伤心,悲伤的,悲哀shabby寒酸,寒酸的,破烂不堪,褴褛的sorry对不起,抱歉,遗憾的是touching触摸,触摸的,感人的,感人woeful凄惨的,悲惨的,悲哀的,悲哀wretched凄惨的,惨不忍睹,惨不忍睹的,凄惨abject卑微的,卑微的人,卑微,卑怯affecting影响,有影响的,影响到,影响的afflicted患病的,患病的人,患难与共,患难与共的arousing唤醒,唤起,令人振奋,令人振奋的base基础,基地,基层,底层beggarly卑鄙的,乞丐式的,乞丐式,乞丐cheap廉价,廉价的,便宜的,便宜cheerless无精打采的,无精打采,郁郁寡欢,郁郁寡欢的comfortless不舒服,不舒适,不舒服的,舒适commiserative惺惺相惜,慰问,惺惺相惜的,惺惺作态compassionate慈悲为怀,怜悯之心,悲天悯人,怜悯contemptible蔑视,轻蔑,鄙视,卑鄙deplorable可悲的,可悲,遗憾的是,恶劣的despicable卑鄙,卑鄙的,卑鄙无耻,可鄙distressed忧虑的,苦恼的,苦恼,忧虑grievous忧伤的,悲痛的,悲痛,悲伤的heartbreaking惊心动魄,令人心碎的,惊心动魄的,令人心碎heartrending痛心疾首,痛心,痛心的,痛心疾首的inadequate不够,不足,不足的,不够的joyless无欢而散,不快乐,无欢喜,无欢low低,低的,低位,低级mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是mournful悲哀的,悲痛的,哀伤的,哀伤moving挪动,搬家,迁居,迁徙piteous凄惨的,凄惨,悲哀的,哀伤的pitiable可怜的人,悲惨的,可怜的,悲惨scurvy坏血病,伤寒症,恶性肿瘤,败血症sorrowful悲哀的,悲痛的,悲哀,悲痛stirring搅动,搅拌,搅拌的,搅动的suffering痛苦,苦难,煎熬,苦痛tearful含泪的,泪流满面,泪水涟涟,泪流满面的vile卑鄙,卑鄙的,卑劣,卑鄙无耻worthless一文不值,一文不值的,一钱不值,无用的
Antonyms
cheerful欢快的,愉快的,乐观的,愉悦的fortunate庆幸的是,幸好,幸运的,幸运的是glad很高兴,欣然,很高兴见到你,欣慰good很好,不错,好,好的happy快乐,幸福,开心,快乐的hopeful有希望的,有希望,充满希望,充满希望的important重要,重要的,重要的是,很重要joyful快乐的,欢乐的,愉悦的,欢快的lucky幸运的,幸运,运气好,幸运儿nice不错的,很好,很好的,不错rich丰富,丰富的,富有,富有的significant显著的,显著,重要的,有意义的substantial巨大的,丰富的内容,庞大的,丰富的wealthy富有的,富裕的,有钱的,富裕excellent优秀,优秀的superb极好的,精湛的,极品,精湛superior优异的,优异,优等生,优越的wonderful精彩,妙,精彩的,妙不可言worthwhile值得的,有价值的,值得,有意义

Examples

  • The number of diplomats was pitiful (45 appointees in 1860), as was the amount of money allocated to them.

  • Here, the time from exposure to illness is not years but days—and the death a rapid and pitiful one.

  • Even after Maggie and her father expose the affair and take their revenge, they seem more pitiful than triumphant.

  • This diatribe against the pitiful Washington Redskins summed it all up for their fans.

  • In losing, however, he will taint his possible rivals—including Rand Paul—as pitiful members of the "surrender caucus."

  • His pitiful heart deserted him at the very instant when he most needed its support.

  • He has been at once the author and the audience of the pitiful, unspeakable, long-drawn and far-stretched tragedy of earthly life.

  • They were about to make a fire and roast some of the flesh for dinner, when a pitiful cry was heard.

  • Tim looked at his mother and then at Eloise, whose pitiful face appealed to him strongly.

  • The pitiful, mean, low face and its frame of shock red hair did not appeal to Jessie.

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