Pity
[ 'pɪti ]
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n. 怜悯;同情;可惜的事;憾事;
vt. 对…表示怜悯;对…感到同情;
📝 例句
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。
I did it out of pity for her.
我那样做是基于对她的同情。
It is a pity that he should miss such a golden opportunity.
真可惜，他竟会失去这样一个绝好的机会。
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。
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。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ city-城市,pity-可怜:住在这个城市里的人真是太可怜了
※ pi-拼音“劈”,ty-拼音“太阳”:盘古一生最憾事就是没有把太阳劈开
※ pi-拼音“皮”,ty-拼音“脱衣”:那个皮匠昨天脱衣时把钱包弄丢了,真是一件可惜的事
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
pity
n
1 [U] ~ (for sb/sth) feeling of sorrow caused by the suffering, troubles, etc of others 同情; 怜悯
be full of/filled with pity for sb 十分同情某人
be moved to pity by sb's suffering 受某人的痛苦所感动而产生同情
do sth out of pity for sb, ie because one feels pity for him 出於怜悯为某人做某事
feel very little pity for sb 不太可怜某人.
2 [sing] ~ (that...) cause for mild regret or sorrow (but not a real disaster) 遗憾的事; 可悲的事
It's a pity the weather isn't better for our outing today. 我们今天出去游玩天气不见好, 真遗憾.
What a pity that you can't come to the theatre with us tonight. 你今晚不能和我们一起去看戏, 真可惜.
The pity (of it) is that..., ie The regrettable thing is that... 遗憾的是....
3 (idm 习语) have pity on sb show mercy towards sb 对某人表示同情或怜悯. ,more's the `pity (infml 口) unfortunately 真不幸
`Did you insure the jewels before they were stolen?' `No, more's the pity!' ｀你那些被窃的珠宝买保险了吗?＇｀没有, 真倒霉!＇ take pity on sb help sb because one feels pity for him 出於同情或怜悯而帮助某人. pity, v (pt, pp pitied) [Tn]
1 feel pity for (sb) 对（某人）感到同情或怜悯
Pity the poor sailors at sea in this storm! 可怜可怜在这场风暴中在海上航行的那些倒霉的水手吧!
Survivors of the disaster who lost their relatives are much to be pitied. 灾难中丧失亲人的幸存者很值得同情.
2 feel contempt for (sb) 觉得（某人）可鄙
I pity you if you think this is an acceptable way to behave. 你要是认为这种行为可以原谅, 那你就太可鄙了.
I pity you (ie I am threatening you) if you can't pay me the money by tomorrow. 你明天不把钱还给我, 我就不客气了. pitying adj
(a) expressing pity 同情的; 怜悯的
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.
(b) showing pity and some contempt 表示同情或怜悯并带有一些鄙夷的
The performer received only pitying looks from his audience. 从观众的表情看, 那表演者得到的只是同情和怜悯.
🎯 考研助记
鼻涕(谐音): 同情他人，眼泪鼻涕一起流 掉进坑(pit)里的老外(y)让人 同情 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：可惜的事情发生了，我新买的皮鞋（pi）在石头上踢坏（ty）了。 2：那个皮匠（pi）昨天脱衣（ty）时把钱包弄丢了，真是一件可惜的事。
🔁 扩展释义
*['piti]n. 遗憾, 同情, 怜悯, 憾事, 可惜vt. 同情, 怜悯vi. 觉得可怜, 有同情心相关词组: out of pity feel pity for sb The pity is that... It is a pity that... in pity of
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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Then, please tell him that Zhao Li called.
这样好了，请转告他赵力来过电话。
What would you do if I told you I was going to quit my job?
如果我告诉你我准备辞职，你会怎么办？
We realized that they must have become unduly frightened by the rising flood,
我们意识到他们一定是被不断上涨的洪水吓坏了。