可怜 kělián A. adjective ① (值得怜悯) pitiful ▸ 装出一副可怜相 put on a pitiful look ▸ 她的情况一天天坏下去,真可怜。 It was awful the way her condition deteriorated day by day. ② (数量极少) meagre ▸ 少得可怜 be pathetically meagre ▸ 报酬低得可怜 miserably paid B. verb pity ▸ 可怜某人 feel pity for sb ▸ 没有人可怜他。 Nobody feels sorry for him. |