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sor·row /ˈsɒrəʊ，ˈsɔː-/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 悲伤，悲痛，悲哀，忧伤，伤心
feel sorrow at the death of a friend 对友人死亡感到悲痛
muffled sorrow 强忍的悲伤
cause sb. great sorrow 使某人极为忧伤
to the sorrow of all who were present 使所有当时在场者都感到伤心的是
She looked at him in (或 with) sorrow. 她悲戚地注视着他。
2. 伤心事，不幸的事；烦恼；忧患；悲伤的原因
suffer the sorrows that life brings 承受生活带来的烦恼
The many sorrows turned her hair white. 这许许多多不幸的事使她的头发变白了。
The Yellow River was formally called China's sorrow. 黄河从前被称为中国的忧患。
The child has been a sorrow to him. 这孩子一直是他忧伤的原由。
3. 悔憾；歉疚
He expressed his sorrow over (或 for) what he had done. 他对自己所做的事深表歉疚。
4. 恸哭，哀哭；悲叹
His sorrow was loud and long. 他大声哀哭了许久。
5. [常作 the sorrow] 〈苏格兰〉〈爱尔兰〉[用以加强语气]决非，绝不，从未
the sorrow a bit 一点儿也不(或丝毫没有)
the sorrow a word out of sb. 某人的不置一词
II ❶ vi.
1. (对祸患等)感到悲伤(at, over, for); (对人等)表示伤感(for)
sorrow at the news of a friend's death 对友人的噩耗感到悲伤
It's no use sorrowing over the bad times of the past. Look forward to the future. 对过去的不幸时光神伤是无用的，要向前看。
sorrow for one's lost youth 为逝去的青春年华而悲伤
I sorrow for you in your loss of the child. 我为你失去了孩子而伤心。
2. 哀痛；哀悼(after, for)
He sorrowed for the dead son. 他因儿子亡故而哀痛。
sorrow at the graves of loved ones 在亲人们的墓前哀悼
3. 懊悔；遗憾
❷ vt.
为…悲痛；悲叹
His mother sorrowed that such an educated boy couldn't find a job. 他的母亲对这样一个受过教育的孩子竟然找不到工作而悲叹。
[< OE sorg; 与 OHG sorga, OSlav sraga sickness 有关] phr. drown one's sorrows 借酒浇愁 The losing team went to drown their sorrows in the pub. 输了的球队到酒吧去借酒浇愁。sup sorrow 感到悲痛 (或悔恨) |