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pathetic

美 [pəˈθetɪk]英 [pəˈθetɪk]
  • adj.可怜的,可悲的,令人怜惜的;差劲的,软弱的,令人生厌的;没用的,无效的;无力的,不成功的

派生词: pathetically adv.

path 感情,感觉 + -etic ...的;与...相关的

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patheticpathetic

adj.

1

可怜的;可悲的;令人怜惜的
making you feel pity or sadness

a pathetic and lonely old man

可怜又孤独的老翁

The starving children were a pathetic sight.

饥饿的儿童看起来是一幅凄惨的景象。

2

无力的;不成功的
weak and not successful

a pathetic excuse

牵强的借口

She made a pathetic attempt to smile.

她勉强地微微一笑。

You're pathetic!

你真是废物!

3


He cried pathetically.

他哭得很悲伤。

a pathetically shy woman

令人怜悯的腼腆女人

pathetic

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 可怜的;令人怜悯的;悲惨的
    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.

    ...a pathetic little dog with a curly tail...

    可怜的卷尾巴小狗

  • She was pathetically thin.

    她瘦得可怜。

  • 3
    ADJ-GRADED 差劲的;软弱的;令人生厌的
    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.

    What pathetic excuses...

    多差劲的借口啊!

  • Five women in a group of 18 people is a pathetically small number.

    18人的小组中只有5个女性,真是少得可怜。

adj

1
inspiring scornful pity
how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammet
Synonym: ridiculous silly
2
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
their efforts were pathetic
pitiable lack of character
pitiful exhibition of cowardice
Synonym: pitiable pitiful
3
deserving or inciting pity
a hapless victim
miserable victims of war
the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworth
piteous appeals for help
pitiable homeless children
a pitiful fate
Oh, you poor thing
his poor distorted limbs
a wretched life
Synonym: hapless miserable misfortunate piteous pitiable pitiful poor wretched

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  1. You pathetic creature !

    你这可怜的家伙!

  2. Pathetic dog , you are losing us this war .

    可怜的狗,你正带领我们输掉这场战争。

  3. Why get involved with that pathetic excuse for a human being ?

    为什么要与那个讨厌的家伙混在一起?

  4. It 's pathetic that grown men have to resort to violence like this .

    成年人还得这样诉诸暴力,真可悲。

  5. She made a pathetic attempt to smile .

    她勉强地微微一笑。

  6. The starving children were a pathetic sight .

    饥饿的儿童看起来是一幅凄惨的景象。

  7. You 're pathetic !

    你真是废物!

  8. We encountered the pathetic sight of a family packing up its home

    我们目睹了一家人正在收拾家当准备离开的凄惨景象。

  9. The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight

    这一小群旁观者看起来真是让人悲哀。

  10. It 's a pound for a small glass of wine , which is pathetic .

    一小杯葡萄酒要1英镑,真差劲。

  11. He made another pathetic whimpering sound .

    他又发出一声凄惨的呜咽。

  12. She now looked small , shrunken and pathetic .

    她现在看起来瘦小枯槁,很可怜。

  13. It 's ridiculous , it 's pathetic , it 's a joke

    这真荒谬,简直是可悲、可笑。

  14. Don 't be so pathetic .

    别那么讨人厌。

  15. What pathetic excuses

    多差劲的借口啊!

  16. How pathetic !

    真让人泄气!

  17. I refused to go along with their pathetic charade .

    我拒不跟他们摆出那副可悲的装模作样的姿态。

  18. The animal gave a pathetic little whimper .

    这只动物低声哀叫,令人怜悯。

  19. Let 's go - Where ? Your life was pathetic .

    走吧去哪儿你活着的时候很可悲

  20. He saw the pathetic data on the three car .

    他看过三号车的失败数据。

  21. John : Well , you do look a little pathetic .

    约翰:你看起来是有点狼狈。

  22. I think I 'm becoming more pathetic as time goes by .

    我想随着时间的流逝我会越来越可怜。

  23. Yet within China economic growth was pathetic and living conditions were wretched .

    然而在中国,经济增长是乏力的,生活条件是悲惨的。

  24. The responsibility of putting the world in its current , pathetic state .

    就算把世界沦为现在这副惨状的责任。

  25. Penny : You want to know the most pathetic part ?

    你知道最悲哀的是什么吗?

  26. A recent entry states that living with me is pathetic ;

    最近的一条写着,和我在一起生活太杯具了。

  27. How pathetic , I thought when I first heard of this .

    多可怜呀!刚听到这个消息时,我这样想到。

  28. It 's pathetic to see her best friend sink so low .

    看到自己最好的朋友堕落到这种地步,她感到非常悲哀。

  29. The two made a pretty , or rather a pathetic , picture .

    这两个人组成了一副美丽的,更确切点儿是令人伤感的画面。

  30. I don 't even need to tell you how pathetic that is .

    我没有必要再告诉你那有多可怜。

后缀
e-...的;与...相关的

energetic adj. 精力充沛的

en- 进入,使… + erg 能量 + -etic ...的;与...相关的

sympathetic adj. 同情的

sym- 共同,相同 + path 感情,感觉 + -etic ...的;与...相关的

genetic adj. 遗传的

gen 出生 + -etic ...的;与...相关的