pathetically
adverb uk/pəˈθet.ɪ.kəl.i/ us/pəˈθet̬.ɪ.kəl.i/
(VERY BAD)
非常不好地;完全不够地
in a way that is not at all enough or good enough
They get paid a pathetically low salary. 他们的工资低得可怜。
My parents' advice on sex was pathetically inadequate. 我父母在性方面的建议少得可怜。
disapproving无用地，差劲地，可悲地
in a bad way that causes loss of respect and anger
I can't believe anyone would behave so pathetically as to cheat on that test. 我不相信有人会表现得如此糟糕，居然在考试中作弊。
They are pathetically, disgracefully incompetent. 他们如此无能，可悲可叹。
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- My efforts look pathetically crude compared to his.
- The title of the story seemed pathetically unimaginative and dull.
- Pathetically, he tried to sell her story to a tabloid newspaper.
(SADLY)
令人怜悯地，可怜地
in a way that causes feelings of sadness and sympathy, especially because a person or animal is suffering
The child was pathetically thin. 这孩子瘦得可怜。
The dog's hind legs dragged pathetically on the ground. 那条狗的后腿拖在地上，看着很可怜。
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- "He took my money," said the old man pathetically.
- They dream of having pathetically basic things, like dental care.
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