单词 | pity party |
释义 | > as lemmaspity party pity party n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.) an instance of (or occasion for) indulging in self-pity or eliciting pity from others. ΚΠ 1978 B. Mandrell (title of song) Pity party. 1979 Washington Post 2 Dec. g6 He used to have his little pity parties all by himself... At first I tried to join him in them, but they never helped. They just made the poor fellow feel worse. 2001 N.Y. Times 14 Jan. ix. 8/1 ‘Pity parties’, where she stays in bed for 48 hours, watching movies like ‘Terms of Endearment’ repeatedly until she is cried out. < as lemmas |
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