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pity

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pit·y1 /ˈpɪti/ ●●○ S3 noun  
1 a pity spokenPITY/IT'S A PITY used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently 真可惜,真遗憾 SYN shame
(it’s a) pity (that)
 It’s a pity that he didn’t accept the job.
他没有接受那份工作真可惜。
 It’s a great pity Joyce wasn’t invited.
乔伊斯没有受到邀请太遗憾了。
 I like Charlie. Pity he had to marry that awful woman.
我喜欢查利,遗憾的是他得和那个糟糕的女人结婚。
 A pity we can’t find the guy who did it.
真遗憾我们找不到那个干了这件事的家伙。
what/that’s a pity
 ‘Are you married?’ ‘No.’ ‘What a pity.’
你结婚了吗?”“没有。”“真遗憾。
it’s a pity to do something
 It would be a pity to give up now – you’ve nearly finished.
现在放弃太可惜,你差不多就要完成了。
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2 [uncountableU]SYMPATHIZE sympathy for a person or animal who is suffering or unhappy 怜悯,同情 piteous, pitiable, pitiful, pitiless
pity for
 He looked exhausted, but Marie felt no pity for him.
他看上去疲惫不堪,但玛丽一点也不同情他。
 I listened to Jason’s story with pity.
我同情地听贾森讲述他的故事。
 I hated the thought of being an object of pity (=someone who other people feel sorry for).
我不喜欢被人怜悯。
take/have pity on somebody (=feel sorry for someone and treat them with sympathy) 同情某人
 He sounded so upset that Leah started to take pity on him.
他听上去非常难过,利娅开始同情他了。
3 for pity’s sake British EnglishBrE spokenANNOY used to show that you are very annoyed and impatient 请发发慈悲吧,请可怜可怜吧〔用于表示非常烦恼和不耐烦〕
 For pity’s sake just shut up and let me drive!
请发发慈悲,闭上嘴让我开车吧!
4 more’s the pity spoken especially British EnglishBrEPITY/IT'S A PITY used after describing a situation, to show that you wish it was not true 太不幸了,太可惜了〔用于描述某个情况之后,希望那不是真的〕
 Sue’s not coming, more’s the pity.
休不来了,太可惜了。
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nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 2: sympathy for a person or animal who is suffering or unhappy
verbs
feel pity (for somebody)
No one can look at these photographs and not feel pity.
take/have pity (on somebody) (=feel sorry for someone and treat them with sympathy)
He was expecting a prison sentence but the judge took pity on him.
phrases
be filled with pity/full of pity
His heart was filled with pity for them.
a feeling/sense of pity
Annie experienced a sudden feeling of pity for the young man.
a wave/surge of pity
The woman looked so dejected that a wave of pity washed over me.
a twinge/stab of pity (=a small feeling of pity)
Charles even felt a twinge of pity for Mrs Sweet.
an object of pity (=someone who people feel sorry for)
He was a proud man and he didn't want to be treated as an object of pity.
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pity2 ●●○ verb (pitied, pitying, pities) [transitiveT not usually in progressive]  
SYMPATHIZEto feel sorry for someone because they are in a very bad situation 同情,怜悯;可怜
 I pity anyone who has to feed a family on such a low income.
我同情那些得依靠如此微薄的收入养活全家的人。
 Sam pitied his grandmother there alone, never going out.
萨姆很同情独自生活、从不出门的祖母。
 Pity the poor teachers who have to deal with these kids.
同情一下那几位可怜的老师吧,他们不得不和这些孩子打交道。
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In everyday English, people usually say that they feel sorry for someone rather than pity them: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 feel sorry for 某人,而不说 pity
I feel sorry for his wife.
我很同情他的妻子。
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Origin pity1
(1200-1300) Old French pité, from Latin pietas piety, pity, from pius; → PIOUS
pit·y1 nounn COLLOCATIONS1pity2 verb →REGISTER1
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