学个词Learn a Word 第1632-pitiful

　　今天我们要学的词是 pitiful. Pitiful 形容词，意思是可怜的Our defense¹ looked pitiful during the entire game. 我们球队比赛从头到球队防守都烂得要命。I can barely make ends meet with my pitiful salary. 我那点可怜的工资，每个月都过得紧巴巴的。Sales for this month were pitiful. 这个月的销量少得可怜。Compared to the iPhone 5, my old cell phone is pitiful. 跟iPhone5相比，我的旧手机太见不得人了。虽然女性在职场的地位不断提升，但在商业高层，Of Fortune 500 companies, women make up a pitiful 3.8% of CEOs. 在500强公司的首席执行官里，只有百分之3.8%是女性。好的，今天我们学习的词是 pitiful, pitiful, pitiful....

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。