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/ˈtrædʒədi/ |
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1 | C/U a very sad event that causes people to suffer or die 惨事;惨案;不幸;悲剧性事件 |
| The trip ended in tragedy. 旅行以悲剧告终。 |
| prevent/avert a tragedy The measures were designed to prevent any similar tragedies. 这些措施是为了避免任何类似悲剧的发生。 |
| 1a | C a bad situation that makes people very upset or angry 令人非常烦乱(或生气)的情形 | | It’ s a tragedy that so many young people are out of work. 真是糟透了,这么多年轻人都没工作。 | |
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2 | C a play in which people suffer or die , especially one in which the main character dies at the end (尤指戏剧中主角在剧终时死亡的)悲剧 |
| Shakespeare’ s tragedies 莎士比亚的悲剧作品 |
| 2a | U plays of this type 悲剧 | | We are studying Greek tragedy. 我们在研究希腊悲剧。 | |
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