adj.哀怨的;可憐的;凄慘的
We heard piteous sounds of suffering and pain. 我們聽到可憐的痛苦受難的呻吟。
The politician found the piteous cries of the starving children unbearable. 這個政治家發(fā)現饑餓的孩子們可憐的哭聲讓人不忍心聽下去。
adv.可憐地;凄慘地