The cat miaowed pitifully.是什么意思？

The cat miaowed pitifully.

猫喵喵地叫得可怜.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

cat

n. 猫，猫科动物，狠毒的女人，爵士乐爱好者；vt. 把（锚）吊放在锚架上，〈俚〉寻欢，宿

例句
The direct ancestor of the modern cat was the Kaffir cat of ancient Egypt...
现代猫的直系原种是古埃及的卡菲尔猫。

miaowed

v. 猫叫( miaow的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
A cat miaowed , then was heard scampering away.
马上起了猫叫, 接着又听见猫逃走的声音.

pitifully

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例句
His legs were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk.
他的双腿和他庞大身躯的其他部分相比瘦得可怜。