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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

pity ['pɪtɪ]
  1. 1. noun [u] (compassion) 同情
  2. 2. noun it is a pity that... (misfortune) 真遗憾...
  3. 3. vt. [+person] 同情
    to take pity on sb
    怜悯某人
    what a pity!
    真可惜!

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

pity [ 'pɪtɪ] [ 'pɪtɪ]
  1. 1. noun 怜悯；同情
    Her eyes were full of pity.
    她的眼中充满了同情。
  2. 2. noun 可惜的事；憾事
    It's a pity that he left his family.
    他抛弃家庭的行为十分可耻。
  3. 3. noun 可惜的原因
  4. 4. vt. 可怜；觉得可怜
    I prefer to be envied than pitied.
    我宁可被人妒忌也不愿被人怜悯。
  5. 5. vi. 可怜；觉得可怜

Collins English-English Dictionary

pity ['pɪtɪ]
  1. 1. n sympathy or sorrow felt for the sufferings of another
  2. 2. n something that causes regret or pity
  3. 3. n an unfortunate chance
    what a pity you can't come
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to feel pity for
  5. 5. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French pité, from Latin pietas duty
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Examples

accessible to pity
易受怜悯心影响 → accessible
to arouse pity
引起同情 → arouse
pity engendered love
怜悯产生爱 → engender
Have pity on her!
可怜可怜她吧! → have
impervious to pity
不为怜悯所动 → impervious
a look instinct with pity
充满同情的神色 → instinct
take pity
怜悯；同情 → take
to wallow in self-pity
溺于自怜 → wallow
What a pity, all the fruit has gone bad.
真可惜，所有的水果都坏了。 → bad
Her eyes were full of pity.
她的眼中充满了同情。 → pity
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