n (1)同情，怜悯 (feeling of sadness or sympathy for the difficulties， sufferings， etc of sb) [U]： be full of/filled with～for sb 非常同情某人;feel/have/show no/very little/a great～for sb 对某人不/几乎不/非常同情;arouse sb's～唤起某人的同情;They were moved to～by his suffering. 他的苦难使他们动了恻隐之心。in～of sb同情某人;out of～出于同情;〖同〗sympathy，compassion，mercy，kindliness; 〖反〗indifference，disinterest，cruelty，harshness，mercilessness;

(2)令人遗憾的事，可悲的事(thing that is a cause of mild regret or sorrow) [U， a～][N+that]： It's/What a～(that) she can't come. 太遗憾了她不能来。The～(of it)is that... 令人遗憾的是…… I think it a～to waste it. 我认为浪费它是可悲的。〖同〗regret， shame;

have pity on sb 怜悯(可怜)某人： have～on the old man 怜悯那个老人;

more's the pity 真不幸(infml)： I didn't succeed， more's the～. 我没成功，真不幸。

take pity on sb 由于同情而帮助某人： We took～on them and gave them food. 我们同情他们就给他们东西吃。

vt (1)同情，怜悯 (feel pity for sb) [T+n]： I～all of them. 我同情他们所有的人。He～ied her in her unhappiness. 他同情她的不幸。Anyone having that disease is (much) to be～ied. 谁要是生了那种病都(很)值得同情。

(2)觉得(某人)可鄙 (feel contempt for (sb)) [T+n]： I～you if you can't answer such a simple question! 如果你连这么简单的问题都回答不出来，也太可怜了!I～you if you can't pay me the money by Friday. 你星期五前不把钱还给我，我就不客气了。

→′piteous adj 值得同情(怜悯)的;′pitiable adj 可怜的;又可鄙的;′pitiful adj 令人同情(怜悯)的;可鄙的;′pitifully adv 令人同情(怜悯)地;可鄙地;′pitifulness n怜悯，同情，可鄙;′pitiless adj 没有同情(怜悯)心的;无情的;′pitilessly adv没有同情(怜悯)心地;无情地;′pitilessness n 无情;′pitying adj 怜悯(同情)的;′pityingly adv 怜悯(同情)地