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B2 [ U ] a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else's unhappiness or difficult situation同情,怜悯

The girl stood gazing in/with pity at the old lion in the cage.女孩站在那里,同情地盯着笼子里的老狮子。
She agreed to go out with him more out of pity than anything.她同意和他约会,更多的是出于可怜。
These people don't want pity, they want practical help.这些人不要怜悯,他们要的是实际的帮助。
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A2 [ S ] mainly UK If something is described as a pity, it is disappointing or not satisfactory.遗憾,可惜

"Can't you go to the party? Oh, that's (such) a pity."“你不能参加派对吗?唉,真遗憾。”
[ + (that) ] It's a pity (that) children spend so little time outside nowadays.现在的孩子在户外花的时间太少了,真遗憾。
[ + (that) ] Pity (that) you didn't remember to give me the message.真遗憾你忘了把口信告知我。
What a pity you're ill!“你生病了,太遗憾了!”
"I called the restaurant, but they're closed tonight." "Pity."
We'll have to leave early, more's the pity (= and I am unhappy about it).我们必须早早离开,太遗憾了。
The pity was that so few people bothered to come.令人遗憾的是没有多少人愿意来。
take pity (on sb)

to feel sorry for someone, and to do something that shows this同情(某人)并因此作出表示

We took pity on a couple of people waiting in the rain for a bus and gave them a lift.我们同情几个在雨中等公共汽车的人,就让他们搭了车。
I struggled up the steps with my bags until eventually someone took pity and helped me.我费力地背着包裹上台阶,最后终于有人可怜我帮了我一把。

More examples

It's a pity Christmas has become so commercialized.

"She can't come." "What a pity."

I was toiling up the hill with four heavy bags when he took pity on me.

His heart ached with pity for her.

They took pity on the stray cat and fed it.

C2 to feel sadness or sympathy for someone's unhappiness or bad situation同情,怜悯

I pity anyone who's never been in love.我怜悯那些从没有恋爱过的人。
He's deeply unhappy, and more to be pitied than criticized.他及其不快乐,更应该得到怜悯而不是受批评。
I pity you having to put up with her at work!你上班时得忍受着她,我同情你。

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