"their efforts were pathetic"
"pitiable lack of character"
"pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
deserving or inciting pity;
"a hapless victim"
"miserable victims of war"
"the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"
"piteous appeals for help"
"pitiable homeless children"
"a pitiful fate"
"Oh, you poor thing"
"his poor distorted limbs"
"a wretched life"
pitiable的用法和样例:
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用作形容词 (adj.)
After the fire, everything was in a pitiable state. 火灾过后的现场,看上去景象悲凄。
The sick cat was a pitiable sight. 那只生病的猫样子很可怜。
His heart softened at the pitiable sight. 看到这可怜的情景,他的心就软了。