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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

sorrow ['sɔrəu]
  1. 1. noun [c] 悲伤
  2. 2. n pl sorrows 烦恼

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

sorrow [ˈsɔrəʊ]
  1. 1. n.[u] 悲痛悲怆
    He expressed at once his sorrow for my father's death.
    立即对我父亲去世表示哀悼
    To love someone means that when that person dies we can suffer great sorrow.
    一个人就意味着这个死后我们承受巨大的悲痛
    He tried to express his sorrow at her loss.
    试图表达自己她的损失悲痛
  2. 2. n.[u] 懊悔遗憾
    He told us of his sorrow at having to quit his job because of his health.
    告诉我们由于健康原因不得不放弃工作感到遗憾
    He drank to drown his sorrows.
    他用喝酒减轻痛苦
  3. 3. n.[c] 伤心事不幸
    It was amazing that a man who had known so much sorrow could radiate so much life.
    我很惊讶一个如此伤心之事的人可以照亮这么多人的生活
  4. 4. n.[u] 悲伤忧愁
    She gave a cry and turned away in sorrow.
    哭喊起来悲伤地转过了头。
    God promises his people comfort and invites us not to live in sorrow.
    承诺他的子民安逸,不让他们生活忧愁之中
  5. 5. vi. 感到悲伤
    He remembered his mother and sorrowed for her.
    他记着他的妈妈,并为妈妈感到悲伤

Collins English-English Dictionary

sorrow ['sɒrəυ]
  1. 1. n sorrowing the outward expression of grief or sadness
  2. 2. n the characteristic feeling of sadness, grief, or regret associated with loss, bereavement, sympathy for another's suffering, for an injury done, etc
  3. 3. n a particular cause or source of regret, grief, etc
  4. 4. vi. [intr] to mourn or grieve
  5. 5. vi. [Etymology] Old English sorg; related to Old Norse sorg, Gothic saurga, Old High German sworga

Examples

Joy is the antithesis of sorrow.
欢乐是悲痛的对立面
counterfeit sorrow
假悲伤
heavy sorrow
难以忍受的悲痛
laden with sorrow
为悲伤所折磨
joy tinged with sorrow
夹杂着悲伤的欢乐
(formal) Since the accident, she has known great sorrow.
那次事故发生之后,她才明白了什么是恸切。

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