pitiful

🇺🇸 /ˈpɪtɪfl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɪtɪfl/
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adjective
R

deserving or causing pity

The lost puppy looked pitiful in the rain.

那只迷路的小狗在雨中看起来很可怜。

R

not good enough to be respected

His pitiful attempt to fix the car made it worse.

他修车的可怜尝试让情况变得更糟。

translation

adj. 可怜的, 可鄙的