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🔑 sorryBrE /ˈsɒri/NAmE /ˈsɑːri/, /ˈsɔːri/ adjective (sor·rier, sor·ri·est) HELP You can also use more sorry and most sorry. 亦可用 more sorry 和 most sorry。🔑 [not before noun] feeling sad and sympathetic 难过；惋惜；同情◆~ (that)…I'm sorry that your husband lost his job. 你丈夫把工作丢了，我很惋惜。◆~ (to see, hear, etc.) We're sorry to hear that your father's in hospital again. 听说你父亲又住院了，我们心里都不好受。◆~ (about sth) No one is sorrier than I am about what happened. 发生了这样的事，我比谁都难过。Expressing sympathy 表达同情If someone is ill, or something bad has happened to them, you can show them that you are sorry. 有人生病或遭遇不幸时，向他们表示同情可以这么说： - ◆ I'm sorry you're not well. I hope you feel better soon. 你身体不适，我很难过。希望你尽快好起来。
- ◆ I am sorry to hear that. 听到这个消息我很难过。
- ◆ That's bad luck. 真是不幸。
- ◆ How awful for you. 这对你太糟糕了。
- ◆ I'm sorry for your loss (when sb has died). 你失去了亲人，我很难过。
🔑 [not before noun] feeling sad and ashamed about sth that has been done 歉疚；惭愧；过意不去◆~ (about sth) We're very sorry about the damage to your car. 损坏了你的车，我们真是过意不去。◆~ (for sth/doing sth) He says he's really sorry for taking the car without asking. 他没打招呼就用了车，他说他为此感到非常抱歉。◆~ (that)…She was sorry that she'd lost her temper. 她为自己发了脾气而感到愧疚。◆If you say you're sorry we'll forgive you. 你要是道歉，我们就原谅你。Apologizing 道歉When you have caused a problem for somebody, they are less likely to be very angry if you can make a polite apology. 给别人造成麻烦时礼貌地道歉，对方会比较不那么生气： - ◆ I'm so/terribly/very sorry I'm late. 非常抱歉，我迟到了。
- ◆ I do apologize. I'll get you another cup. 很抱歉，我再给您拿一杯。
- ◆ I must apologize for keeping you waiting. (BrE) 很抱歉让您久等了。
- ◆ We would like to apologize on behalf of the management. 我们谨代表管理层致歉。
- ◆ We would like to offer/Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. 给您带来了不便，我们谨表歉意/请接受我们的歉意。
Responses 回应： - ◆ That's all right/OK. 没关系。
- ◆ No problem. 不打紧。
- ◆ Don't worry about it. 别放在心上。
- ◆ It's fine, really. 没事儿，真的。
amends, apologize, ashamed, embarrassed, forgive, regret, remorse, repent, sorry, sympathy 🔑 [not before noun] feeling disappointed about sth and wishing you had done sth different or had not done sth 后悔；遗憾；不忍◆~ (that)…She was sorry that she'd lost contact with Mary. 她懊悔跟玛丽失去了联系。◆You'll be sorry if I catch you! 要是让我抓着，你会后悔的！◆~ to do sthI was genuinely sorry to be leaving college. 大学毕业时，我打心底里舍不得离去。 [only before noun] very sad or bad, especially making you feel pity or disapproval 悲惨的；破败的；可怜的◆The business is in a sorry state. 公司境况真是糟糕。◆They were a sorry sight when they eventually got off the boat. 他们最终从船上下来，一副惨兮兮的样子。 ●be/feel sorry for sb 🔑to feel pity or sympathy for sb 怜悯；同情◆He decided to help Jan as he felt sorry for her. 他同情简的遭遇，决定帮助她。●feel sorry for yourself(informal, disapproving) to feel unhappy; to pity yourself 感觉不幸；自我怜悯◆Stop feeling sorry for yourself and think about other people for a change. 别老觉得自己委屈了，也替别人想一想吧。●I'm sorry🔑 used when you are apologizing for sth （道歉时用）很抱歉，请原谅◆I'm sorry, I forgot. 对不起，我忘了。◆Oh, I'm sorry. Have I taken the one you wanted? 哟，对不起。我是不是拿了你想要的那个？◆I'm sorry. I can't make it tomorrow. 很抱歉。我明天不行。🔑 used for disagreeing with sb or politely saying 'no' （表示不同意或委婉地拒绝）对不起◆I'm sorry, I don't agree. 对不起，我不同意。◆I'm sorry, I'd rather you didn't go. 恕我直言，我看你还是不去为好。🔑 used for introducing bad news （引出坏消息）很遗憾◆I'm sorry to have to tell you you've failed. 我只能遗憾地告诉你，你不及格。●I'm ˈsorry to sayused for saying that sth is disappointing （表示某事令人失望）我遗憾地说◆He didn't accept the job, I'm sorry to say. 我很遗憾，他不接受那项工作。●ˌbetter ˌsafe than ˈsorry(saying) used to say that it is wiser to be too careful than to act too quickly and do sth you may later wish you had not 宁可事先谨慎有余，不要事后追悔莫及 🔑 sorryBrE /ˈsɒri/NAmE /ˈsɑːri/, /ˈsɔːri/ exclamation🔑 used when you are apologizing for sth （道歉时用）很抱歉，请原谅◆Sorry I'm late! 对不起，我来晚了！◆Did I stand on your foot? Sorry! 我是不是踩你脚了？抱歉！◆Sorry to bother you, but could I speak to you for a moment? 不好意思打搅你，我能不能跟你说几句话？◆Sorry, we don't allow dogs in the house. 对不起，我们是不让狗进屋的。◆He didn't even say sorry. 他连句道歉的话也没有说。🔑 (especially BrE) used for asking sb to repeat sth that you have not heard clearly （请某人重复你没听清楚的话）你说什么，请再说一遍◆Sorry? Could you repeat the question? 你说什么？能不能把你的问题再说一遍？🔑 used for correcting yourself when you have said sth wrong （纠正自己说错的话）不对，应该是◆Take the first turning, sorry, the third turning on the right. 到第一个，不，到第三个路口往右拐。 |