英 [ˈpɪtɪf(ə)l] 美 [ˈpɪtɪf(ə)l]
adj. 可怜的，令人同情的
pitiful /ˈpɪtɪfʊl/
形容词 Someone or something that is pitiful is so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them. 令人同情的; 可怜的
He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted.
他听上去可怜兮兮地迫切想得到他所想要的。
副词 令人同情地; 可怜地
His legs were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk.
他的双腿和他魁梧的上身相比细得可怜。
形容词 If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it is completely inadequate. 极度欠缺的
The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low.
选择余地很小，而且有些产品的质量很差。
副词 极度欠缺地
State help for the mentally handicapped is pitifully inadequate.
国家对智障者的帮助少得可怜。
bad; unfortunate
同义词： deplorable / distressing / lamentable / sad / sorry
...一直未能够得到稳定的出场(Appearance)机会，在升入皇马一队后，索尔达多获得了三个赛季的出场机会，累计出场数仅为可怜(Pitiful)的27场，辗转流浪多年后，2010年的6月11日，索尔达多加盟瓦伦西亚，他与蝙蝠军团签订了为期四年的合约。
(3)糟糕的定义：糟糕的公司不但利息令人失望,你还要一贯地掏钱来维持这种少得可怜(Pitiful)的回报。
... it's a pity]∶可惜 pitiful;pitiable]∶值得怜悯 meagre;miserable]∶数量少或质量坏得不值一提 ...
She heard him let out a pitiful, muffled groan.
她听到他发出一声可怜、压抑的呻吟。
He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted.
他听上去可怜兮兮地迫切想得到他所想要的。
Pinocchio, standing before him, told his pitiful tale, word by word.
皮诺曹站在他面前，一字一句地讲他那令人同情的故事。
And the most pitiful example of it is on 57.
最可怜的例子在57页。
1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
So naturally he looks out the window to see how the time is going and this is what he says: Come, seeling Night,Skarfe up the tender Eye of pitiful DayAnd with thy bloodie and invisible HandCancel and teare to pieces that great BondThat keeps me pale!
所以自然地他看向窗外的天色,他说道：,快来吧，黑夜，遮住白天的眼睛，…,用你无形的沾满鲜血的双手,将束缚我们的身体撕成碎片！
文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
And they have produced a team of constant injury, pitiful hitting, fielding, and pitching.
In middle school, they had seemed pitiful objects of sympathy, charity, and condescension, if not derision.
The support from Fox is down right pitiful and Disney isn't too far behind.