take pity on
: to choose to help a person or animal in need
"측은함을 느끼다"
A.
After watching Tim struggle for half an hour with his homeworkk,
his mother took pity on him and helped him finish it.
B.
There was a terrible storm outside, and a very wet cat was crying at Sally's door.
She took pity on it, brought it into the house, and fed it warm milk.
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