| [/ˈpɪtɪ; ˋpɪtɪ/] n 用法:
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. 用法:
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.... 用法:
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) 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 2
v (pt, pp pitied) [Tn] 用法:
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. 用法:
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. |