[U] 悲痛,悲伤; 遗憾,懊悔 feeling of sadness or distress caused especially by loss, regret, etc.
[C] 不幸的事,忧患 particular cause of this feeling; misfortune
英英释义
Noun
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement;
"he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment;
"he drank to drown his sorrows" "he wrote a note expressing his regret" "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
something that causes great unhappiness;
"her death was a great grief to John"
the state of being sad;
"she tired of his perpetual sadness"
Verb
feel grief
组词搭配
动词+~
cause the sorrow引起伤心事
express〔show〕 the sorrow表示悲痛
feel the sorrow感到伤心
形容词+~
the deep sorrow深切的悲痛
the keen〔profound〕 sorrow巨大的悲痛
the personal sorrow个人的伤心事
~+介词
the sorrow at对…的悲痛
例句
用作名词(n.)
He wrung his hands in sorrow.他悲伤地绞紧双手。
He hanged himself in sorrow after his wife died.妻子死后,他因悲伤而自缢。
Life has many joys and sorrows.人生有许多欢乐和悲伤。
At last she keened her sorrow to me.终于她向我哭诉了悲痛之情。
He expressed his sorrow for what he had done.他对自己所做的事情表示懊悔。
The remembrance of past sorrow is joyful.昔日伤心事,思之有乐趣。
She was certain that some romantic sorrow had blighted his life and made him hard and bitter , and she felt that what he needed was the love of a good woman.她深信一定有某种罗曼蒂克的伤心事把他的生活给毁了,才使他变得这样强硬而苛刻,而他目前最需要的是一个好女人的爱。