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BNC: 3803 COCA: 6927

pity

noun
/ˈpɪti/
/ˈpɪti/
Word Family
  • pity noun verb
  • pitiful adjective
  • pitiless adjective
  • pitiable adjective
  • piteous adjective
Idioms
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  1. [singular] used to show that you are disappointed about something(用于表示失望)遗憾,可惜 synonym shame
    • a pity (that…) 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。”
    • What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier.真遗憾,她没有早点告诉我。
    • This dress is really nice. Pity it's so expensive.这件连衣裙真不错,只可惜太贵了。
    • 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。
    • a pity to do something It seems a pity to waste this food.浪费这些食物真可惜。
    Extra Examples
    • That would be rather a pity, wouldn't it?那真是遗憾,是不是…
    • 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • real
    preposition
    • pity about
    phrases
    • a bit of a pity
    • such a pity
    • what a pity
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  2. [uncountable] a sad feeling caused by the pain and troubles of others同情;怜悯
    • 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.请你可怜可怜他吧。
    • I don't want your pity.我用不着你可怜。
    • a look/feeling/surge of pity怜悯的表情/感觉/涌动
    • pity for somebody/something 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。
    • He had no pity for her.他不同情她。
    Extra Examples
    • I threw the child some money out of pity.出于怜悯,我扔给那孩子一些钱。
    • I took pity on him and allowed him to stay.我同情他,允许他留了下来。
    • She was full of pity for him.她十分同情他。
    • We begged him to have pity on us.我们祈求他的怜悯。
    • a cruel leader without pity毫无同情心的残忍领导者
    • an unfortunate man who inspires pity惹人怜悯的不幸男子
    • She experienced a sudden feeling of pity for the young man.她突然对这个年轻人产生了同情。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pity
    • be filled with
    • be full of
    • feel
    preposition
    • out of pity
    • without pity
    • pity for
    phrases
    • a feeling of pity
    • a sense of pity
    • have pity on somebody
    See full entry
  3. Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘clemency, mildness’): from Old French pite ‘compassion’, from Latin pietas ‘piety’; compare with piety.
Idioms
more’s the pity
  1. (informal) unfortunately不幸地
    • ‘Was the bicycle insured?’ ‘No, more's the pity!’“自行车上保险没有?” “没有。真倒霉!”

pity

verb
/ˈpɪti/
/ˈpɪti/
not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pity
/ˈpɪti/
/ˈpɪti/
he / she / it pities
/ˈpɪtiz/
/ˈpɪtiz/
past simple pitied
/ˈpɪtid/
/ˈpɪtid/
past participle pitied
/ˈpɪtid/
/ˈpɪtid/
past simple pitying
/ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
/ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
past participle pitying
/ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
/ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
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  1. to feel sorry for somebody because of their situation; to feel pity for somebody同情;怜悯;可怜
    • pity somebody He pitied people who were stuck in dead-end jobs.他很同情那些工作上毫无前途的人。
    • Compulsive gamblers are more to be pitied than condemned.对嗜赌成瘾者要多些同情,少些谴责。
    • pity somebody doing something I pity her having to work such long hours.她不得不加班加点工作,真让我同情。
    Topics Feelingsb2
    Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘clemency, mildness’): from Old French pite ‘compassion’, from Latin pietas ‘piety’; compare with piety.
BNC: 3803 COCA: 6927
pity

noun¹

1feeling of sadness for sb/sth同情VERB + PITY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERB + PITYbe filled with, be full of, feel, have充滿憐憫;感到同情;有同情心show表示同情arouse, evoke, inspire喚起同情心an unfortunate man who inspires pity惹人憐憫的不幸男子deserve值得憐憫PREPOSITIONout of pity出於憐憫I threw the child some money out of pity.出於憐憫,我扔給那孩子一些錢。without pity沒有同情心a cruel leader without pity毫無同情心的殘忍領導者pity for對⋯的憐憫She was full of pity for him.她十分同情他。PHRASESa feeling of pity, a sense of pity, have pity on sb同情的感覺;同情某人We begged him to have pity on us.我們祈求他的憐憫。an object of pity憐憫的對象Deaf people do not want to be seen as objects of pity.耳聾的人不想被別人視為憐憫的對象。take pity on sb憐憫某人I took pity on him and allowed him to stay.我同情他,允許他留了下來。
pity

noun²

2a pity sth that makes you feel disappointed令人失望的事ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat, real非常遺憾的事;真正的憾事PREPOSITIONpity about關於⋯的憾事The place was great, but it was a pity about the weather.那個地方很美,遺憾的是天氣不好。PHRASESa bit of a pity, such a pity有點兒遺憾;如此遺憾的事That would be such a pity, wouldn't it?那真是遺憾,是不是?what a pity真可惜What a pity you didn't tell me earlier!真可惜你沒有早點兒告訴我!
BNC: 3803 COCA: 6927
pity verb
sorry for sb
pity noun
sympathy (full of pity) unfortunate adj.2 (What a pity!)
BNC: 3803 COCA: 6927
pity
Feelings of sympathy: sympathy, understanding, pity...

See also: (it's a) pity


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