pitiful

1. ADJ Someone or something that is pitiful is so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them. 令人同情的; 可憐的

He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted. 他聽(tīng)上去可憐兮兮地迫切想得到他所想要的。

2. pitifullyADV 令人同情地; 可憐地

His legs were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk. 他的雙腿和他魁梧的上身相比細(xì)得可憐。

3. ADJ If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it is completely inadequate. 極度欠缺的[表不滿]

The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low. 選擇餘地很小，而且有些産品的質(zhì)量很差。

4. pitifullyADV 極度欠缺地

State help for the mentally handicapped is pitifully inadequate. 國(guó)家對(duì)智障者的幫助少得可憐。