sorrow
noun /ˈsɒrəʊ/
/ˈsɑːrəʊ/
- [uncountable] sorrow (at/for/over something) (rather formal) a feeling of being very sad because something very bad has happened
悲伤；悲痛；悲哀 - He expressed his sorrow at the news of her death.
听到她的死讯，他表示哀伤。 - They said that the decision was made more in sorrow than in anger.
他们说作出这个决定，与其说是出于气愤，不如说是出于悲伤。
Topics Feelingsc1- The war brought sorrow to millions.
战争给数以百万计的人带来了不幸。 - Claudia felt a deep pang of sorrow for her sister.
克劳迪娅为她的姐姐深感悲痛。 - He looked at Katherine, his eyes full of sorrow.
他看着凯瑟琳，眼里充满了忧伤。 - He wrote to the dead man's mother expressing his deep sorrow.
他写信给死者的母亲表达他深切的悲痛。 - I couldn't hide my sorrow and anger.
我无法掩藏我的悲伤与愤怒。 - I felt no sorrow for her.
我并不为她感到悲伤。 - She wanted to share his sorrow.
她想分担他的悲痛。 - Tears of relief were mixed with tears of sorrow.
宽慰的泪水和悲伤的泪水混在了一起。 - They accepted the decision with sorrow.
他们伤心地接受了这个决定。 - This is a time of great sorrow for all the family.
这是全家人悲痛万分的时刻。 - He found to his sorrow that his childhood home was no longer there.
得知他童年时的家已荡然无存，他感到很难过。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- genuine
- great
- …
- feel
- express
- share
- …
- to somebody’s sorrow
- with sorrow
- sorrow at
- …
- an expression of sorrow
- a look of sorrow
- a feeling of sorrow
- …
- He expressed his sorrow at the news of her death.
- [countable] a very sad event or situation
伤心事；悲伤事；不幸 - the joys and sorrows of childhood
童年的欢乐和悲伤 - His death was a great sorrow to everyone who knew him.
他的死对每一个认识他的人来说都是很悲痛的事。
- the joys and sorrows of childhood
词源Old English sorh, sorg (noun), sorgian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zorg and German Sorge.