| 词汇 | pitiable |
| 释义 | pitiable adjective formaluk /ˈpɪt.i.ə.bəl/ us /ˈpɪt̬.i.ə.bəl/ → pitiful可怜的 Synonyms piteous pitiful Sympathy & compassion aw bad/hard/tough luck!idiom better luck next timeidiom bleeding heart cheese heart-wrenching heart-wrenchingly heartrending pitifully pitifulness pity pityingly poor relate sensitivity sympathetic sympathize sympathy your heart achesidiom your heart goes out to someoneidiom Related wordpitiably Examples of pitiablepitiable By making many of the hungry characters children, authors project adult fears on the more pitiable frame of the helpless orphan. The court cannot ignore the pitiable and helpless condition of the poor residing in villages. Reminiscences about farmed-out parish paupers, old and young, generally tell about their pitiable fate and harsh treatment. Throbbing hearts, twitching limbs, the pitiable blanching of cheeks would touch even heartless souls. Most of them seek compensation and reparation for the oil extracted from their land without commensurate benefits and pitiable social responsibility. I hear most pitiable and harassing stories of their lot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I submit that the position of the blinded and disabled officer and man is pitiable in the extreme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But 10 years' supply of building land is in hand, with a pitiable programme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is really pitiable to me to listen to the nonsense which is talked on this subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a pitiable state of affairs and ought not to exist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have seen them, underclad men in too many cases, and it is a pitiable sight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In many cases the condition of the unemployed woman is very pitiable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The thalidomide tragedy highlighted and dramatised the need for legislation in a pitiable and horrifying way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is particularly pitiable is the position of the same epileptic who in the intervals of his disease is quite sane. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Can a more pitiable example of the demoralisation of a whole constituency be shown than by this one fact? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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