pity
n. 同情,怜悯; 仁慈
v. 同情
If you feel pity for someone, you feel very sorry for them.
He felt a sudden tender pity for her...
他突然涌起一股对她的温柔怜悯之情。
She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends.
她知道自己是朋友同情的对象。
If you pity someone, you feel very sorry for them.
I don't know whether to hate or pity him.
我不知道该恨他,还是该同情他。
If you say that it is a pity that something is the case, you mean that you feel disappointment or regret about it.
It is a great pity that all pupils in the city cannot have the same chances...
非常遗憾的是,在这个城市里,并非所有的学生都能获得同样的机会。
Pity you haven't got your car, isn't it...
可惜你还没有车,不是吗?
If someone shows pity, they do not harm or punish someone they have power over.
One should avoid showing too much pity...
一个人应该避免显得太过仁慈。
She saw no pity in their faces.
她从他们的脸上看不到慈悲。
If you add more's the pity to a comment, you are expressing your disappointment or regret about something.
But my world isn't your world, more's the pity.
可惜的是,我们是两个世界的人。
You can say for pity's sake to add emphasis to what you are saying, especially when you are annoyed or upset.
'Run, Katherine. For pity's sake run!' he screamed.
“跑,凯瑟琳,快跑!”他尖叫道。
If you take pity on someone, you feel sorry for them and help them.
No woman had ever felt the need to take pity on him before.
以前从没有女性觉得他需要同情。
If you say the pity is that, or the pity of it is that, before a comment, you are emphasizing your disappointment or regret about something.
The pity is that it was all completely unnecessary...
遗憾的是这完全没有必要。
The pity of it was that the Americans didn't play cricket.
可惜的是美国人不打板球。
1. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others;
2. an unfortunate development;
3. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
1. share the suffering of
pity, mercy, sympathy, compassion
这些名词均有"同情,怜悯"之意。
for pity's sake
(非正式)[表示不耐烦或做急迫的请求]天啊;发发慈悲吧
more's the pity
(非正式)不幸的是
take(或have) pity
同情,怜悯
have pity on 或 take pity on
对…表示同情
It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.
可惜这房间没北窗,没有过堂风.
He looked so dispirited I took pity on him.
他那十分沮丧的样子令我产生了怜悯.
It's a pity that Mike passed up such a good opportunity.
迈克错过了这么好的一个机会,真是可惜.
Pity us in our distress.
可怜可怜我们的苦难吧.
Why do you discontinue compiling your dictionary? Don't you think it a pity to give it up when it is nearly completed?
为什么你不继续编纂你的词典 呢 ?功亏一篑,你不觉得可惜 吗 ?