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词汇 pity party
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Definition of pity party in English:

pity party

noun
US informal
  • An instance of indulging in self-pity or eliciting pity from other people.

    I'm not going to throw a pity party—I don't think many people would show up
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We had a pity party last night and he got really drunk.
    • I've spent 17 years in a little box at the Chicago Sun-Times, where I work, and nobody is having a pity party for me.
    • ‘Oh cut out the pity party, Arthur,’ Nimue said.
    • In these films, an aging Waters casts about for his place in cinema, even to the point of throwing himself a bit of a pity party for his castigation.
    • Thanks to a link from Glenn Reynolds, among others, I had been deluged with support for my pity party.
    • So just quit the pity party and tell me what's so important at your temple!
    • While you two are having a little pity party, I'll be upstairs getting the popcorn.
    • Well she's probably mad about telling you and is going to go have a pity party with herself.
    • Do I have my days when I've thrown a little pity party for myself?
    • The Smiths stuff doesn't always stand up, and Morrissey's later solo efforts are… well… an extended pity party.
    • I guess you won't be crying at my pity party then.
    • Countless mothers have told me, weighing in on the situation, that their adolescent son or daughter had just ‘thrown a pity party.’
    • A congratulation celebration turns into a pity party as Paul's dark mood clouds Jamie's career success.
    • When John Young was downsized from his job last year, he didn't throw a pity party.
    • The sound of a motor broke through his pity party.
    • I haven't had a pity party in a couple of months anyway.
    • Despite your best attempts to put the pity party to rest, that lousy feeling sticks around like a rude guest.
    • He's certainly funnier than James Woods, but the left still needs some better humor to break out of its little pity party.
    • I wasn't done throwing my pity party but my mom doesn't have enough sympathy for that.
    • After the pity party is over, though, don't dwell on the sadness.
    • My mom put a gentle hand on my shoulder, interrupting my pity party.

Definition of pity party in US English:

pity party

noun
US informal
  • An instance of indulging in self-pity or eliciting pity from other people.

    I'm not going to throw a pity party—I don't think many people would show up
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I've spent 17 years in a little box at the Chicago Sun-Times, where I work, and nobody is having a pity party for me.
    • In these films, an aging Waters casts about for his place in cinema, even to the point of throwing himself a bit of a pity party for his castigation.
    • ‘Oh cut out the pity party, Arthur,’ Nimue said.
    • My mom put a gentle hand on my shoulder, interrupting my pity party.
    • He's certainly funnier than James Woods, but the left still needs some better humor to break out of its little pity party.
    • The Smiths stuff doesn't always stand up, and Morrissey's later solo efforts are… well… an extended pity party.
    • Do I have my days when I've thrown a little pity party for myself?
    • So just quit the pity party and tell me what's so important at your temple!
    • I wasn't done throwing my pity party but my mom doesn't have enough sympathy for that.
    • A congratulation celebration turns into a pity party as Paul's dark mood clouds Jamie's career success.
    • I guess you won't be crying at my pity party then.
    • When John Young was downsized from his job last year, he didn't throw a pity party.
    • Well she's probably mad about telling you and is going to go have a pity party with herself.
    • After the pity party is over, though, don't dwell on the sadness.
    • Countless mothers have told me, weighing in on the situation, that their adolescent son or daughter had just ‘thrown a pity party.’
    • I haven't had a pity party in a couple of months anyway.
    • While you two are having a little pity party, I'll be upstairs getting the popcorn.
    • Despite your best attempts to put the pity party to rest, that lousy feeling sticks around like a rude guest.
    • Thanks to a link from Glenn Reynolds, among others, I had been deluged with support for my pity party.
    • We had a pity party last night and he got really drunk.
    • The sound of a motor broke through his pity party.
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