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| /ˈsɒri/ |
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| 1 | ashamed , embarrassed , or unhappy about something that you have done 抱歉的；难过的；懊悔的 |
| Tell your sister you’ re sorry! 告诉你姐姐你很抱歉！ |
| +(that) I’ m sorry I behaved in such a childish way. 我为自己幼稚的行为感到抱歉。 |
| +for He wasn’ t sorry for hitting the other boy. 他没有为打了另一个孩子而懊悔。 |
| | 1a | feeling sadness or sympathy for someone because something bad has happened to them 伤心的；难过的 | | +about I’ m sorry about your losing your job. 你丢了工作，我感到很难过。 | | sorry to hear (that) I am sorry to hear that your father died. 听说你的父亲去世了，我很难过。 | |
| | 1b | disappointed about a situation , and wishing you could change it 抱歉的；遗憾的 | | +(that) I’ m sorry you have decided to leave the company. 你决定离开公司，我感到很遗憾。 | | We’ re sorry you weren’ t happy with our service. 你对我们的服务不满意，我们感到抱歉。 | |
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| 2 | used for emphasizing how bad , stupid , or embarrassing something is 拙劣的；糟糕的 |
| That’ s the sorriest excuse I’ ve ever heard. 那是我听过的最拙劣的借口。 |
| a sorry business/mess/state (=an unpleasant or difficult situation) If it weren’ t for you, I wouldn’ t be in this sorry mess. 糟糕的工作/一团糟/令人不快的情形 |
| | 2a | used for emphasizing that something is so bad it makes you feel sympathy 可怜的；可悲的 | | What a sorry sight they were! 他们多可怜哪！ | |
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| - | feel sorry for sb
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| 1 | to feel sympathy for someone because they are in a difficult or unpleasant situation 同情某人 | I feel sorry for the guys who have to work double shifts. 我很同情那些两班倒的人。 | |
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| 2 | to feel sad about your life rather than trying to do things that could make you feel better 觉得自己倒霉；自我怜悯 | Instead of sitting around feeling sorry for yourself, go out and socialize. 与其坐在这里自我怜悯，不如走出去适应社会。 | |
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| - | I’ m sorry/Sorry spoken
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| 1 | used for telling someone you are ashamed or unhappy about something you have done that has hurt or upset them 对不起（用于表示歉意） | I’ m sorry – I shouldn’ t have blamed you. 对不起，我不应该责备你。 | | Sorry, I didn’ t mean to step on your foot. 对不起，我不是故意踩你的脚的。 | |
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| 2 | used in a social situation as a way of asking someone to forgive you for doing something rude , embarrassing etc 请原谅，对不起（用于在社交场合因粗鲁、尴尬的举动等请求别人谅解） | Sorry, I should have phoned to let you know I’ d be late. 请原谅，我应该打个电话告诉你我会晚些到。 | | +about I’ m sorry about the misunderstanding. 我为产生的误解感到抱歉。 | |
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| 3 | used for politely interrupting someone , especially to ask them a question （尤用于礼貌地提出问题时）对不起，打扰一下 | Sorry, do you know the time? 打扰一下，你知道几点了吗？ | | +for I’ m sorry for the intrusion, but you have a phone call. 很抱歉，打扰一下，有你的电话。 | |
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| 4 | used for politely asking someone to repeat something they have said （用于礼貌地请求对方重复说过的话）不好意思 | I’ m sorry, what was your name again? 不好意思，请再说一遍，你叫什么？ | |
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| 5 | used for interrupting yourself to correct a mistake you have made while speaking 不对，应当是（用于纠正自己话中的错误） | You need to catch the number 3, sorry, the number 23 bus to Market Street. 你应当乘坐3路，不对，是23路公共汽车到市场路。 | |
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| 6 | used for politely disagreeing with someone’ s opinion 抱歉，对不起（用于礼貌地表示不同意某人的看法） | I’ m sorry but I don’ t see how you expect us to finish by lunchtime. 对不起，不过我不明白你怎么会希望我们午餐前完成。 | |
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| - | I’ m sorry to say/report spoken
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| used for talking about something bad or disappointing that has happened |
| 很抱歉；很遗憾 |
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| We’ re going to have to lay off 100 employees, I’ m sorry to say. 我们必须要裁掉100名雇员，很抱歉。 |
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