2PHRASE (事情)失败;(人)受挫,遭到不幸 If something comes to grief, it fails. If someone comes to grief, they fail in something they are doing, and may be hurt. (事情)失败;(人)受挫,遭到不幸
So many marriages have come to grief over lack of money.
许多婚姻都因缺钱而以失败告终。
He was driving a Mercedes racer at 100 mph and almost came to grief.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRIEF | GRIEF + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deep, great, inconsolable, intense, overwhelming, real深切的/巨大的/劇烈的/強烈的/莫大的/真正的悲痛▸➤personal, private個人的悲傷;內心的悲痛◇I felt awkward at intruding on their private grief.我為觸到他們內心的傷心事而感到十分尷尬。➤public公眾的悲傷➤unresolved (especially NAmE) 無法排解的悲傷VERB + GRIEF➤be consumed by, be consumed with, be overcome by, be overcome with, be stricken with, experience, feel悲傷不已;無法抑制悲傷;悲痛欲絕◇Her parents were stricken with grief.她的父母悲痛欲絕。➤express, show表現出悲痛➤cause使傷心▸➤die from, die of傷心而死▸➤come to terms with, cope with, deal with, overcome克制傷痛;療傷;克服傷痛◇They are still struggling to come to terms with their grief.他們仍在努力克制他們的悲傷。➤understand理解悲傷◇She understood my grief because she too had lost a child.因為也曾失去孩子,所以她懂得我的傷痛。➤share分擔悲痛◇He feels that he can't share his grief with anyone.他覺得不能讓任何人分擔他的悲痛。GRIEF + NOUN➤counselling/counseling, counsellor/counselor (both especially NAmE) 哀傷咨詢;哀傷咨詢師➤process, reaction悲傷的過程/反應PREPOSITION➤grief at對⋯的悲傷之情◇Children can feel real grief at the loss of a pet.小孩子會為失去寵物而十分悲傷。➤grief for⋯導致的悲傷◇her grief for her dead husband她的喪夫之痛➤grief over因⋯導致的悲傷◇grief over the loss of a friend's life朋友離世帶來的悲痛PHRASES➤a feeling of grief, a sense of grief悲傷之情
➡ See also the entry for gloom另见gloom条grief ♦︎ sadness ♦︎ regret ♦︎ unhappiness ♦︎ sorrow ♦︎ melancholy ♦︎ heartache ♦︎ heartbreakThese are all words for the feeling of being sad.这些词均表示悲伤、悲痛、伤心。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow / melancholy / heartache / heartbreak at / about / over sth◆grief / sadness / regret / sorrow for sth◆to your grief / regret / sorrow◆with sadness / regret / sorrow◆deep / great / real / personal / private grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow / melancholy / heartache / heartbreak◆to be filled with / full of / overcome with grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow / melancholy / heartache / heartbreak◆to feel / experience grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow / melancholy / heartache / heartbreak◆to bring / cause (sb) grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow / heartache / heartbreak◆to cope with / deal with grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow / heartache / heartbreak◆to express / show / hide your grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow■grief griːf [uncountable, countable] the feeling of being very sad, especially when sb dies(尤指对某人去世的)悲伤,悲痛,伤心◆She was stricken with grief when her husband died.丈夫去世时她悲痛欲绝。◆Children can feel real grief at the loss of a pet.宠物死去时孩子们会深感悲伤。◆They were able to share their common joys and griefs.他们做到了同甘共苦。OPPjoy ⇨ joy, joy ⇨ pleasure see also grieve ⇨ mourn■sadness [uncountable, singular] (ratherformal) the feeling of being sad, especially for other people or because a happy time has come to an end(尤指为他人或因快乐不再而感到的)悲伤,悲痛,难过◆His memories of that time were tinged with sadness.他对那段时光的记忆带着淡淡的哀伤。◆I felt a deep sadness for them all.我为他们所有人深感悲痛。ⓘ Although sadness is a more general word than grief it is less frequent and is usually rather formal. It is less formal and more common to use the adjective sad.虽然sadness比grief意思更宽泛,但较不常用且通常颇为正式。使用形容词sad没那么正式且更为常见◆I felt very sad when I heard that she had died.我听到她的死讯后感到非常难过。OPPhappiness ⇨ satisfaction see also sad ⇨ sad, sad ⇨ unhappy1■regret [uncountable, countable] a feeling of sadness or disappointment because of sth that has happened or sth that you have done or not done痛惜;懊悔;遗憾◆He gave up teaching in 2007, much to the regret of his students.他于2007年放弃了教书,这使他的学生深感遗憾。◆What is your greatest regret(= the thing that you are most sorry about doing or not doing)?你最大的遗憾是什么?◆I have no regrets about leaving Newcastle(= I do not feel sorry about it).我一点儿也不后悔离开纽卡斯尔。ⓘ You can also use regret when you are sorry about sth bad that you have done. * regret还可指对做的错事表示抱歉。OPPsatisfaction ⇨ satisfaction see also regret ⇨ guiltnoun▸regret
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(-tt-) [transitive] ◆If you don't do it now, you'll only regret it.你如果现在不做,以后一定会后悔的。◆He bitterly regretted ever having mentioned it.他非常懊悔提起那件事。■unhappiness [uncountable] the feeling of being unhappy, especially because life is difficult or unpleasant for you(尤指因生活不如意所致的)不快乐,不幸,痛苦◆A marriage break-up can cause a lot of unhappiness.婚姻破裂会导致很多不幸。OPPhappiness ⇨ satisfaction see also unhappy ⇨ unhappy1■sorrow [uncountable, countable] (ratherformal) a feeling of great sadness because sth bad has happened; a sad event or situation(因发生不好的事而产生的)悲伤,悲痛;伤心事;不幸◆He found to his sorrow that his childhood home was no longer there.得知他童年时的家已荡然无存,他感到很难过。◆His death was a great sorrow to everyone who knew him.他的死对每一个认识他的人来说都是很悲痛的事。◆It was an opportunity to share the joys and sorrows of the past few months.那是一个机会,得以分享过去几个月的喜悦和悲伤。OPPjoy ⇨ pleasure■melancholyˈmelənkəli, ˈmelənkɒli; NAmEˈmelənkɑːli [uncountable] (literary) a feeling of sadness that lasts for a long time and often cannot be explained忧郁;(长期且莫名的)伤悲◆A mood of melancholy descended on us that evening.那天晚上,一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。 see also melancholy ⇨ unhappyadj.1■heartacheˈhɑːteɪk; NAmEˈhɑːrteɪk [uncountable, countable] (ratherinformal) a feeling of great sadness and worry痛心;伤心;忧虑◆The relationship caused her a great deal of heartache.这段恋情使她非常伤心。◆I remember the heartaches of being a parent.我记得为人父母的烦恼。■heartbreakˈhɑːtbreɪk; NAmEˈhɑːrtbreɪk [uncountable, countable] (ratherinformal) a feeling of great sadness because sth bad has happened to you心碎;强烈的悲痛◆They suffered the heartbreak of losing a child through cancer.他们因为癌症夺走了一个孩子而肝肠寸断。 see also heartbreaking ⇨ sad, heartbroken ⇨ unhappy1