pathetic
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If you describe a person or animal as pathetic, you mean that they are sad and weak or helpless, and they make you feel very sorry for them. 可怜的
...a pathetic little dog with a curly tail. …一只可怜的卷尾小狗。
The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight. 那一小群旁观者显出一幅可怜的样子。
2. patheticallyADV 可怜地
She was pathetically thin. 她那时瘦弱得可怜。
3. ADJ If you describe someone or something as pathetic, you mean that they make you feel impatient or angry, often because they are weak or not very good. 差劲的; 无力的[表不满]
What pathetic excuses. 多么无力的借口！
Don't be so pathetic. 别那么差劲。
4. patheticallyADV 差劲地; 无力地[ADV adj]
Five women in a group of 18 people is a pathetically small number. 18个人中5位女性是个小得可怜的数目。
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pathetic /pəˈθɛtɪk/
剑桥词典
pathetic adjective (SAD)
causing feelings of sadness, sympathy , or sometimes lack of respect , especially because a person or an animal is suffering招人怜悯的，可怜的
The refugees were a pathetic sight - starving , frightened and cold . 难民看起来实在可怜——饥寒交迫，担惊受怕。
After the accident he became a pathetic figure , a shadow of his former self . 事故后他成了一个可怜人，与之前判若两人。
也见 pathos
pathetic adjective (UNSUCCESSFUL)
C2 disapprovingunsuccessful or showing no ability , effort , or bravery , so that people feel no respect
无用的；差劲的；懦弱的
a pathetic attempt /joke /excuse 无用的尝试／差劲的笑话／蹩脚的借口
Are you telling me you're frightened to speak to her? Don't be so pathetic! 你是在说你不敢跟她讲话吗？别太窝囊了！ 返回 pathetic