| [/ˈsɔrəu; ˋsɑro/] n 用法:
1 [U] ~ (at/for/over sth) feeling of sadness or distress caused esp by loss, disappointment or regret; grief 悲伤; 悲痛; 懊丧; 悔恨:
express sorrow for having done wrong 因做错了事而表示懊悔 *
to my great sorrow 令我悲痛万分 *
to the sorrow of all those who were present 使所有在场的人感到难过 *
sorrow at sb's death 因某人去世而感到的悲伤 *
in sorrow and in joy, ie when we are sad and also when we are happy 无论是在悲伤还是在快乐的时候. 用法:
2 [C] particular cause of this feeling; misfortune 悲伤的原因; 懊丧的原因; 不幸:
the sorrow(s) of war 战争带来的灾祸 *
He has had many sorrows in his life. 他生活中颇多不幸. *
Her death was a great sorrow to everyone. 她死了, 大家万分悲痛. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) drown one's sorrows => drown. more in ,sorrow than in `anger with more regret than anger for what was done, etc （对做过的事等）感到懊悔, 倒并不生气:
It was more in sorrow than in anger that he criticized his former colleague. 他批评以前的同事, 并非出於气愤而是为他惋惜. sorrow 2
v [I, Ipr] ~ (at/for/over sth) (fml 文) feel, express or show sorrow; grieve 感到、 表示或显得悲哀或懊悔; 悲叹; 惋惜:
sorrowing over his child's death 因他孩子夭折而悲伤 *
sorrowing at his misfortune 哀叹他的不幸. |