a sorry sight 悲惨的景象，惨相

短语 “a sorry sight” 可以用来形容人或物。形容人时，它多表达 “一副惨兮兮的样子，一副可怜相”；形容物时，它指 “悲惨的景象，糟糕的状况”。

 

例句

After her hike in the mountains, she returned home looking a very sorry sight – soaking wet and covered in mud!

在去山上徒步后，她看上去一副惨相，浑身是泥，湿漉漉的。

 

You look a sorry sight. Go and have a shower to clean yourself up!

你看起来太惨了，快去洗个澡把自己弄干净！

 

The hotel looked a sorry sight. It was in desperate need of renovation¹.

这家旅馆的状况很糟糕，急需翻修。

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