pathetic
adj
1 causing one to feel pity or sadness 招人怜悯的; 可悲的
pathetic cries for help 求助的哀怜呼号
the pathetic sight of starving children 饥童悲惨可悯的样子
His tears were pathetic to witness. 他的眼泪引起在场人的怜悯.
2 (infml 口) extremely inadequate; contemptible 极不足的; 可鄙的
a pathetic attempt, performance, excuse 极不充分的尝试、 表现、 藉口
You're pathetic! Can't you even boil an egg? 你可真没用! 连鸡蛋都不会煮吗? > pathetically adv
pathetically thin 瘦得怪可怜的
His answers were pathetically inadequate. 他的回答太不充分.
I'm not sure. I ought to do some studying, as I've got masses of work to do, but I think I'll be too tired. Maybe I'll just watch the news on television and go to bed early.
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大,但人口却少得多。
Then Von Frisch moved the dish to the east of the hive and waited for a marked bee to feed.