grief
/griːf/noun
mass noun
1- deep or intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death(尤指某人的亡故造成的)悲伤, 悲痛:
she was overcome with grief.
她极度悲痛。
1.1
- informal trouble or annoyance〈非正式〉麻烦; 烦恼:
they won't give you any grief in the next few days.
接下来的几天他们不会再给你添麻烦。
短语
come to grief
- have an accident; meet with disaster出事故; 遭受灾难:
many a ship has come to grief along this shore.
很多船只都在这一带沿海遇难。
good grief!
- an exclamation of surprise or alarm用以表示惊奇或恐慌哎呀, 天哪。
词源
Middle English: from Old French grief, from grever 'to burden' (see GRIEVE1).