- [uncountable, countable]
a very sad feeling, especially when somebody dies （尤指因某人去世引起的）悲伤，悲痛，伤心 She was overcome with grief when her husband died. 丈夫去世时她悲痛欲绝。 They were able to share their common joys and griefs. 他们做到了同甘共苦。 - grief for somebody/something
her grief for her dead husband 她的丧夫之痛 - grief over something
grief over the loss of friends 失去朋友的悲痛 - grief at something
He could not hide his grief at her death. 他无法掩饰对她去世的悲痛。
Extra ExamplesHe feels that he can't share his grief with anyone. 他觉得不能让任何人分担他的悲痛。 Her parents were stricken with grief. 她的父母悲痛欲绝。 I felt awkward at intruding on their private grief. 我为触到他们内心的伤心事而感到十分尴尬。 She understood my grief because she too had lost a child. 因为也曾失去孩子，所以她懂得我的伤痛。 They are still struggling to come to terms with their grief. 他们仍在努力克制他们的悲伤。 grief over the loss of a friend's life 朋友离世带来的悲痛
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- inconsolable
- …
- be consumed by
- be consumed with
- be overcome by
- …
- counselling/counseling
- counsellor/counselor
- process
- …
- grief at
- grief for
- grief over
- …
- a feeling of grief
- a sense of grief
- [countable, usually singular]
something that makes you feel very sad 伤心事；悲痛事 - [uncountable] (informal)
problems and worry 担心；忧虑
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French grief, from grever ‘to burden’, based on Latin gravare, from gravis ‘heavy, grave’.
Idioms
come to grief (informal)
to end in total failure 以彻底失败而告终；惨遭失败 All his schemes for making money seem to come to grief. 他所有的赚钱计划似乎都失败了。
to be harmed in an accident 受伤；遭到不幸；出事故
give somebody grief (about/over something)
- (informal)
to be annoyed with somebody and criticize their behaviour 对某人很生气（或烦恼）；指责某人
good grief!