pitifully
adverb uk/ˈpɪt.i.fəl.i/ us/ˈpɪt̬.i.fəl.i/
可怜地
in a way that makes people feel sympathy
His limbs are pitifully thin, the bones within as fragile as glass. 他的四肢瘦得可怜，里面的骨头像玻璃一样易碎。
She had survived so much and yet died so pitifully. 她经历了那么多，却死得那么可怜。
可怜地;差劲地;欠缺地;无法令人满意地
in a way that is very bad, unsatisfactory, or not enough
The work is exhausting and pitifully paid. 工作很累，报酬菲薄。
Los Angeles is the most congested city in America, with a pitifully small number of urban parks. 洛杉矶是美国最拥堵的城市，城市公园数量少得可怜。
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- The pitifully thin dog desperately needed help.
- He was so pitifully handicapped it was painful to look at him.
- The quality of education has deteriorated pitifully.