take pity on sb
中文釋義
同情某人；憐憫某人 — 因對方處境艱難而給予幫助或寬容
To feel compassion for someone and offer help or kindness.
常用搭配
- take pity on a stranger憐憫陌生人
- finally take pity動了惻隱
- take pity on the intern體諒實習生
例句
- The waiter took pity on us and brought extra bread.服務員可憐我們，多送了些麪包。
- The manager took pity on the new intern and extended the deadline.經理體恤新實習生，延長了截止時間。