| [/pəˈθetɪk; pəˋθɛtɪk/] adj 用法:
1 causing one to feel pity or sadness 招人怜悯的; 可悲的:
pathetic cries for help 求助的哀怜呼号 *
the pathetic sight of starving children 饥童悲惨可悯的样子 *
His tears were pathetic to witness. 他的眼泪引起在场人的怜悯. 用法:
2 (infml) extremely inadequate; contemptible 极不足的; 可鄙的:
a pathetic attempt, performance, excuse 极不充分的尝试、 表现、 藉口 *
You're pathetic! Can't you even boil an egg? 你可真没用! 连鸡蛋都不会煮吗? > pathetically [/-klɪ; -klɪ/] adv:
pathetically thin 瘦得怪可怜的 *
His answers were pathetically inadequate. 他的回答太不充分. |