sorrow

英 [ˈsɒrəʊ] 美 [ˈsɑːroʊ]

n.  悲伤; 悲痛; 悲哀; 伤心事; 悲伤事; 不幸
v.  感到(或表示)悲伤

复数:sorrows过去式:sorrowed过去分词:sorrowed现在分词:sorrowing第三人称单数:sorrows

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牛津词典

noun

  1. 悲伤;悲痛;悲哀
    a feeling of great sadness because sth very bad has happened
    1. He expressed his sorrow at the news of her death.
      听到她的死讯,他表示哀伤。
    2. 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。
  2. 伤心事;悲伤事;不幸
    a very sad event or situation
    1. the joys and sorrows of childhood
      童年的欢乐和悲伤

verb

  1. 感到(或表示)悲伤
    to feel or express great sadness
    1. the sorrowing relatives
      悲伤的亲属

柯林斯词典

  1. N-UNCOUNT 悲哀;伤心;悔恨;惋惜
    Sorrow is a feeling of deep sadness or regret.
    1. It was a time of great sorrow...
      这是一个非常悲伤的时刻。
    2. Words cannot express my sorrow.
      言语无法表达我的哀伤。

双语例句

  1. As he looked at Katherine, great sorrow clouded his eyes.
    他看着凯瑟琳,满眼忧伤。
  2. 'Oh, I despair sometimes,' he says in mock sorrow
    “啊,我有时会感到绝望,”他假装悲伤地说。
  3. Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster
    悲剧作品使悲伤和灾难得到了升华。
  4. Her eyes dimmed with sorrow
    悲痛之下,她泪眼蒙眬。
  5. He always woke with a sense of deep sorrow and depressing loss.
    他醒来时总是满怀哀愁,抑郁惆怅。
  6. Gertrude now clearly felt that she had obtruded her sorrow
    格特鲁德此时明显察觉自己的悲伤情绪已影响到他人。
  7. It was a time of great sorrow
    这是一个非常悲伤的时刻。
  8. Words cannot express my sorrow.
    言语无法表达我的哀伤。
  9. She longed to be alone that she might give full vent to her sorrow and despair.
    她渴望独处,以便充分发泄悲痛和失望的心情。
  10. His father's death plunged him into a grave sorrow.
    父亲大故,使他十分悲痛。
  11. There she is, paler and thinner than in her Kentucky home, with a world of quiet sorrow lying under the shadow of her long eyelashes.
    可不就是她吗!面庞比在肯特基故乡时苍白消瘦,无限忧郁隐藏在她眉宇之间。
  12. The poor girl disguised her sorrow beneath a cheerful appearance.
    可怜的姑娘以强颜欢笑来掩饰悲伤。
  13. I think she did it more in sorrow than in anger.
    我觉得她这样做更多的是悲哀而不是愤恨。
  14. Moonset, rooks caw, frost fills the sky,| maples and fishing lights, and sorrow before my bed.
    月落乌啼霜满天,江枫渔火对愁眠。(张继《枫桥夜泊》)
  15. He died at his post, to our great sorrow.
    他不幸以身殉职。
  16. In their echoes, there was a tone of unutterable sorrow.
    他们波动的回声中带有一种难言的悲哀。
  17. The whole nation was overwhelmed by sorrow.
    举国哀恸。
  18. Their reunion after a long separation brought mixed feelings of joy and sorrow to them both.
    两人久别重逢,悲喜交集。
  19. He drained the cup of sorrow to the bottom.
    他饱尝了悲伤的痛苦。
  20. The news of her death caused widespread sorrow.
    她的死讯引起一片哀叹。
  21. Wutong trees, third watch rain, care not for the utter bitterness of separation's sorrow.
    梧桐树,三更雨,不道离情正苦。(温庭筠《更漏子》)
  22. The wandering tour saddens the days with sorrow.
    无奈流浪的旅程,让悲伤增添愁苦哀戚的伤痕。
  23. Parent's love was her crutch in times of sorrow.
    父母的爱是她悲伤时的精神支柱。
  24. The family couldn't tell whether it brought about joy or sorrow.
    这让全家人喜也不是,哀也不是。
  25. I was used to pain and sorrow.
    我习惯于痛苦和悲伤。
  26. All hopes of happiness in this world terminate in pain, despair and sorrow.
    所有的在这个世界上的希望和快乐终止在痛苦,消失和悲伤中。
  27. Sorrow had ravaged her beauty.
    忧愁毁坏了她的美貌。
  28. He expressed his sorrow and regret to the king.
    他向国王表达了自己的悲伤和懊悔。
  29. He loved her so much that he dreamed to be with her through happiness and sorrow forever.
    他爱她了,他和她通过梦想的快乐和悲伤,直到永远。
  30. In joy and sorrow, I will be my own firefly.
    在喜悦和哀痛,我将是我自己的萤火虫。

同义词辨析

  grieve mourn sorrow【导航词义:悲痛】

  grieve v. (使)伤心,(使)悲伤

〔辨析〕指因所爱之人死亡而伤心,或因损失、失败等而感到悲伤,这类伤感可以是公开表露的,也可以是压抑于内心的。

〔例证〕
She is still grieving for her only child who was killed in the quake.
她还在为在地震中死去的独子而伤心。
It really grieves me to see him in such bad health.
看到他的健康状况如此不佳,我很伤心。

  mourn v. 哀悼,(为…)哀痛

〔辨析〕较正式用词,指悼念死者或为某人之死而哀伤,侧重表露于外的悲伤、哭泣。

〔例证〕
They mourn for their fallen soldiers.
他们哀悼阵亡的士兵。
For whom do you mourn?
你在为谁流泪?
London shall mourn the death of twenty thousand people.
伦敦将为两万名死者哀悼。

  sorrow v. 〈文〉感到悲伤,表示悲痛

〔辨析〕指因不幸、损失、失望等而悲痛不已,常后接介词 over。

〔例证〕
She was sorrowing over the loss of her mother.
她因失去母亲而感到悲痛。
The sorrowing relatives left the dead in peace.
悲痛欲绝的亲人让亡者安眠于九泉。

英英释义

noun

  1. something that causes great unhappiness
    1. her death was a great grief to John

    Synonym:    grief

  2. an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
    1. he tried to express his sorrow at her loss

  3. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
    1. he drank to drown his sorrows
    2. he wrote a note expressing his regret
    3. to his rue, the error cost him the game

    Synonym:    regretrueruefulness

  4. the state of being sad
    1. she tired of his perpetual sadness

    Synonym:    sadnesssorrowfulness

verb

  1. feel grief

      Synonym:    grieve