新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

pity

英  [ˈpɪti]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 同情心

    If you feel pity for someone, you feel very sorry for them.

    双语例句

    例:

    He felt a sudden tender pity for her.

    他突然对她起了温柔的同情心。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 遗憾的事

    If you say that it is a pity that something is the case, you mean that you feel disappointment or regret about it.

    双语例句

    例:

    It is a great pity that all students in the city cannot have the same chances.

    很遗憾,并非该市所有学生都能拥有同样的机会。

    例:

    It's a pity you've arrived so late in the year.

    真遗憾,你这一年来得太迟了。

    3[U 不可数名词] 仁慈 , 怜悯

    If someone shows pity, they do not harm or punish someone they have power over.

    双语例句

    例:

    Noncommunist forces have some pity towards people here.

    非共产主义者的军队有些怜悯这里的人。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • take pity on someone

    1同情

    If you take pity on someone, you feel sorry for them and help them.

    双语例句

    例:

    No woman had ever felt the need to take pity on him before.

    之前,没有哪个女人觉得有必要同情他。

    VERB. 动词
  • pities , pitying , pitied

    1[T 及物动词] 同情

    If you pity someone, you feel very sorry for them.

    双语例句

    例:

    I don't know whether to hate or pity him.

    我不知道是该恨他还是该同情他。

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