| 单词 | pity |
| 释义 | pity noun¹ 1feeling of sadness for sb/sth同情verb + pity | preposition | phrases verb + pity➤be filled with, be full of, feel, have充满怜悯；感到同情；有同情心▸➤show表示同情▸➤arouse, evoke, inspire唤起同情心◆an unfortunate man who inspires pity惹人怜悯的不幸男子➤deserve值得怜悯preposition➤out of pity出于怜悯◆i threw the child some money out of pity.出于怜悯，我扔给那孩子一些钱。➤without pity没有同情心◆a cruel leader without pity毫无同情心的残忍领导者➤pity for对⋯的怜悯◆she was full of pity for him.她十分同情他。phrases➤a feeling of pity, a sense of pity, have pity on sb同情的感觉；同情某人◆we begged him to have pity on us.我们祈求他的怜悯。➤an object of pity怜悯的对象◆deaf people do not want to be seen as objects of pity.耳聋的人不想被别人视为怜悯的对象。➤take pity on sb怜悯某人◆i took pity on him and allowed him to stay.我同情他，允许他留了下来。pity noun² 2a pity sth that makes you feel disappointed令人失望的事adjective | preposition | phrases adjective➤great, real非常遗憾的事；真正的憾事preposition➤pity about关于⋯的憾事◆the place was great, but it was a pity about the weather.那个地方很美，遗憾的是天气不好。phrases➤a bit of a pity, such a pity有点儿遗憾；如此遗憾的事◆that would be such a pity, wouldn't it?那真是遗憾，是不是？➤what a pity真可惜◆what a pity you didn't tell me earlier!真可惜你没有早点儿告诉我！pityverb [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to feel sorry for sb because of their situation同情；怜悯；可怜◆i pity her having to work such long hours.她的工作时间那么长，真让我同情。◆compulsive gamblers are more to be pitied than condemned.对嗜赌成瘾者要多同情，少谴责。 ➡ see also pity → sympathy noun pity [uncountable] a feeling of sympathy and sadness caused by the suffering and troubles of others同情；怜悯◆i could only feel pity for what they were enduring.对他们所受的苦难我唯有同情而已。◆i took pity on her and lent her the money.我同情她，就把钱借给了她。◆ (formal) i beg you to have pity on him.我求你可怜可怜他。 ➡ see also pity → sorry for sb verb note 辨析 compassion or pity? compassion is a stronger feeling than pity. it is a warm, kind feeling that suggests that you understand what other people are feeling and that you share their suffering in some way. if you feel pity, you do not necessarily have this understanding, and you may not have or show as much respect for the person you feel pity for. for this reason, sb might say:◆i don't want your pity!but they are unlikely to say:◆i don't want your compassion! pity is often used in the phrases have/take pity on sb与 pity 相比，compassion 所表达的感情要强烈一些，它是一种温暖、友善的感情，表示对他人苦难的理解和感同身受； pity 则不一定有这种理解，也未必对受同情者怀有或表现出很多尊重。因此，人们可能说 i don't want your pity! （我不需要你的同情！）但不大可能说 i don't want your compassion!。pity 常用于短语 have/take pity on sb 中。pitynoun ( usually通常作 a pity) [singular] (especially spoken) used to say that sth is a cause for feeling sad or disappointed令人惋惜的事；让人遗憾的事◆it's a pity that you can't stay longer.你不能再多停留些时间，真是遗憾。◆'i've lost it!' 'oh, what a pity.'“我把东西弄丢了！”“哎呀，真可惜。”◆it seems a pity to waste this food.浪费这些食物真可惜。◆oh, that's a pity.唉，那可真遗憾。◆it would be a great pity if you gave up now.你要是现在放弃，那就太可惜了。pity¹/ˈpɪti ||; ˈpɪtɪ/noun1. [u] a feeling of sadness that you have for sb/sth that is suffering or in trouble 怜悯；可怜；恻隐之心: ◇the situation is his fault so i don't feel any pity for him. 这境况是他自己造成的，因此我毫不可怜他。 2. [sing] something that makes you feel a little sad or disappointed 可惜的事情；遗憾的事情: ◇‘you're too late. emily left five minutes ago.’ ‘oh, what a pity !’ “你来得太迟了，埃米莉在五分钟前走了。”“哦，太遗憾了。”◇it's a pity that bina couldn't come. 比娜来不了，真遗憾。 take pity on sb to help sb who is suffering or in trouble because you feel sorry for him/her 出于同情或怜悯而帮助某人 pity²/ˈpɪti ||; ˈpɪtɪ/verb [t] (present participle pitying third person singular present pities;past tense past participle pitied) to feel pity or sadness for sb who is suffering or in trouble 同情；可怜；怜悯: ◇we shouldn't just pity these people; we must help them. 对这些人我们不应该仅仅表示同情，我们还必须帮助他们。 pitysee ⇨ sympathize 1,6 • • •• ⇨ it's a pity/shame• ⇨ more's the pity• ⇨ take pity on☞ pity¹☞ pity² |
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