| 单词 | pitiable |
| 释义 | pitiable adjective formaluk/ˈpɪt.i.ə.bəl/us/ˈpɪt̬.i.ə.bəl/→pitiful 可怜地Synonym piteous Sympathy & compassion
Examplesofpitiablepitiable By making many of the hungry characters children, authors project adult fears on the morepitiableframe of the helpless orphan. From theCambridge English Corpus The court cannot ignore thepitiableand helpless condition of the poor residing in villages. From theCambridge English Corpus Reminiscences about farmed-out parish paupers, old and young, generally tell about theirpitiablefate and harsh treatment. From theCambridge English Corpus Throbbing hearts, twitching limbs, thepitiableblanching of cheeks would touch even heartless souls. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of them seek compensation and reparation for the oil extracted from their land without commensurate benefits andpitiablesocial responsibility. From theCambridge English Corpus I hear mostpitiableand harassing stories of their lot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I submit that the position of the blinded and disabled officer and man ispitiablein the extreme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But 10 years' supply of building land is in hand, with apitiableprogramme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is reallypitiableto 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is apitiablestate of affairs and ought not to exist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have seen them, underclad men in too many cases, and it is apitiablesight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In many cases the condition of the unemployed woman is verypitiable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The thalidomide tragedy highlighted and dramatised the need for legislation in apitiableand horrifying way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What is particularlypitiableis 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Can a morepitiableexample 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 theOpen 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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