piteously
adverb uk/ˈpɪt.i.əs.li/ us/ˈpɪt̬.i.əs.li/
令人怜悯地，可怜地
in a way that causes you to feel sadness and sympathy
She wept piteously. 她哭得很可怜。
"What do I do?" she wailed piteously. "I can't walk away from him." “我该怎么办？”，她可怜兮兮地哭诉着，“我不能离开他。”
See: piteous
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- Norman sank to his knees and began to sob piteously.
- The cat's yellow eyes gleamed in the beam of light and she miaowed again piteously.
- In the distance he heard a dog whining piteously.