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  n. [U]

A. 同情；怜悯 (a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others )

He wondered if she would pity him if she knew.

他不知道，要是她了解此事，她会不会同情他。

It’s a pity the weather isn’t better for our outing today.

我们今天出去游玩天气不见好,真遗憾

She never asked for pity before.  她过去从未乞求怜悯。

B. 遗憾的事；可惜的事 ( an unfortunate thing )

What a pity! You lost a good chance. 真可惜了，你损失了一次好机会。

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1. out of pity 出于同情

Don’t help her out of pity, but only if you think she deserves it.

不要因怜悯而帮助她，除非你认为她值得你帮助。

2. take pity on 同情某人

The villagers took pity on the hungry travelers and gave them hot food. 

村民们很同情饥饿的旅行者,端出热的食物给他们吃。 

3. feel pity for sb. 同情某人

I really feel pity for the homeless. 我很同情那些无家可归的人。

4. It is a pity that… 遗憾的是…

It is a pity that he missed the lecture. 他没有赶上这个演讲，真遗憾。

5. a look of pity 怜悯的表情

There is a look of pity in his face when he saw the poor child.

当看到那些可怜的孩子时，他的脸上露出了怜悯的表情。

6. The pity is that...  遗憾的是……

The pity is that the flight has been cancelled. 遗憾的是那个航班被取消了。

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