a pity

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha pitya pityspokenPITY/IT'S A PITY used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently SYN shame(it’s a) pity (that) It’s a pity that he didn’t accept the job. It’s a great pity Joyce wasn’t invited. I like Charlie. Pity he had to marry that awful woman. A pity we can’t find the guy who did it.what/that’s a pity ‘Are you married?’ ‘No.’ ‘What a pity.’it’s a pity to do something It would be a pity to give up now – you’ve nearly finished. → pityExamples from the Corpusgreat pity• He says all the signs are it could soon be as bad as last year, which would be a great pity.• This by-law has never been repealed and it is a great pity that it is not still rigidly enforced.• If you can go again this is no problem, but for the once-only visitor it is a great pity.• It is a great pity that such reactionary ideas are still harboured by the Labour party in Havering and elsewhere.• For myself, a great pity.• It's a great pity she can't be included.• It was a great pity that the team was not allowed to perform at other displays during the anniversary year.

单词	a pity
释义	a pity From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha pitya pityspokenPITY/IT'S A PITY used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently SYN shame(it’s a) pity (that) It’s a pity that he didn’t accept the job. It’s a great pity Joyce wasn’t invited. I like Charlie. Pity he had to marry that awful woman. A pity we can’t find the guy who did it.what/that’s a pity ‘Are you married?’ ‘No.’ ‘What a pity.’it’s a pity to do something It would be a pity to give up now – you’ve nearly finished. → pityExamples from the Corpusgreat pity• He says all the signs are it could soon be as bad as last year, which would be a great pity.• This by-law has never been repealed and it is a great pity that it is not still rigidly enforced.• If you can go again this is no problem, but for the once-only visitor it is a great pity.• It is a great pity that such reactionary ideas are still harboured by the Labour party in Havering and elsewhere.• For myself, a great pity.• It's a great pity she can't be included.• It was a great pity that the team was not allowed to perform at other displays during the anniversary year.
随便看	thingy think think think think think (long and) hard think (that) think (that) the world revolves around you think a lot of think a lot of somebody/something think about doing think again think aloud think aloud think back think badly of think badly of think badly of somebody think badly of somebody/something think better of it think big think etc as much think etc carefully think etc otherwise think fit