sorry
adjective(comparative sorrier, superlative sorriest)
You can also use more sorry and most sorry.Idioms - [not before noun]
feeling sad and ashamed about something that has been done 歉疚；惭愧；过意不去 - sorry about something
We're very sorry about the damage to your car. 损坏了你的车，我们真是过意不去。 I'm sorry about the mess—I haven't had a chance to tidy up yet. 很抱歉弄得这么乱——我还没有机会收拾。 - sorry for something
She is obviously deeply sorry for what she has done. 很明显，她对自己的所作所为深感愧疚。 We are sorry for the delay and hope the train will be moving again shortly. 我们对延误感到抱歉，并希望火车不久将再次运行。 - sorry for doing something
He says he's really sorry for taking the car without asking. 他没打招呼就用了车，他说他为此感到非常抱歉。 - sorry (that)…
She was sorry that she'd lost her temper. 她为自己发了脾气而感到愧疚。 I am so sorry that this happened. 发生这种事我很抱歉。 If you say you're sorry we'll forgive you. 你要是道歉，我们就原谅你。
Express Yourself ApologizingApologizing 道歉 When you have caused a problem for somebody, they are less likely to be very angry if you can make a polite apology: 给别人造成麻烦时礼貌地道歉，对方会比较不那么生气： I'm so/terribly/very sorry I'm late. 非常抱歉，我迟到了。
I do apologize. I'll get you another cup. 很抱歉，我再给您拿一杯。
I must apologize for keeping you waiting. 很抱歉让您久等了。
We would like to apologize on behalf of the management. 我们谨代表管理层致歉。
We would like to offer/Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. 给您带来了不便，我们谨表歉意／请接受我们的歉意。
回应： That's all right/OK. 没关系。
No problem. 不打紧。
Don't worry about it. 别放在心上。
It's fine, really. 没事儿，真的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- about
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- be sorry to disappoint somebody
- be sorry to hear about something/that…
- be sorry to interrupt (somebody/something)
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- sorry about something
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feeling sad and showing sympathy 难过；惋惜；同情 - sorry (that)…
I'm sorry that your husband lost his job. 你丈夫把工作丢了，我很惋惜。 - sorry to do something
We're sorry to hear that your father's in hospital again. 听说你父亲又住院了，我们心里都不好受。 I was sorry to see him go. 看到他走了，我很难过。 - sorry about somebody/something
No one is sorrier than I am about what happened. 发生了这样的事，我比谁都难过。 I am sorry about the way Dad treated you. 我对爸爸对待你的方式感到抱歉。 I'm sorry about your mother. I do hope she'll soon be feeling better. 你母亲的事我感到很遗憾，真希望她能快点儿好。 - sorry for something
I'm very sorry for your loss (= expressing sympathy when somebody has died). 我对你的损失深表同情。
Express Yourself Expressing sympathyExpressing sympathy 表达同情 If someone is ill, or something bad has happened to them, you can show them that you are sorry: 有人生病或遭遇不幸时，向他们表示同情可以这么说： I'm sorry you're not well. I hope you feel better soon. 你身体不适，我很难过。希望你尽快好起来。
I am sorry to hear that. 听到这个消息我很难过。
That's bad luck. 真是不幸。
How awful for you. 这对你太糟糕了。
I'm sorry for your loss 你失去了亲人，我很难过。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- for
- be sorry to disappoint somebody
- be sorry to hear about something/that…
- be sorry to interrupt (somebody/something)
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- sorry (that)…
- [not before noun]
feeling disappointed about something and wishing you had done something different or had not done something 后悔；遗憾；不忍 - sorry (that)…
She was sorry that she'd lost contact with Mary. 她懊悔跟玛丽失去了联系。 I'll make you sorry you were ever born! 我会让你后悔来到了这个世上！ You'll be sorry if I catch you! 要是让我抓着，你会后悔的！ - sorry to do something
I was genuinely sorry to be leaving college. 大学毕业时，我打心底里舍不得离去。 She was almost sorry to stop work. 她对不再工作有点儿后悔了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- for
- be sorry to disappoint somebody
- be sorry to hear about something/that…
- be sorry to interrupt (somebody/something)
- …
- sorry (that)…
- [only before noun]
very sad or bad, especially making you feel pity or disapproval 悲惨的；破败的；可怜的
Word OriginOld English sārig ‘pained, distressed’, of West Germanic origin, from the base of the noun sore. The shortening of the root vowel has given the word an apparent connection with the unrelated sorrow.
Idioms
be/feel sorry for somebody
better safe than sorry
- (saying)
used to say that it is wiser to be too careful than to act too quickly and do something you may later wish you had not 宁可事先谨慎有余，不要事后追悔莫及 She decided to avoid travelling at night. Better safe than sorry. 她决定避免晚上旅行。安全总比抱歉好。
feel sorry for yourself
I’m sorry
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used when you are apologizing for something （道歉时用）很抱歉，请原谅 I'm sorry, I forgot. 对不起，我忘了。 Oh, I'm sorry. Have I taken the one you wanted? 哟，对不起。我是不是拿了你想要的那个？ I'm sorry. I can't make it tomorrow. 很抱歉。我明天不行。 I'm sorry to interrupt but there's an urgent call for you. 很抱歉打断你，但有你的紧急电话。
Extra ExamplesI am sorry to disappoint you. 很抱歉，让你失望了。 I'm awfully sorry Jane can't come with us. 简不能与我们一起去，我觉得十分遗憾。 I'm sorry about the noise. 吵到你了，真抱歉。 I'm terribly sorry. I didn't catch your name. 非常抱歉，我没有听清你的名字。
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used for disagreeing with somebody or politely saying ‘no’ （表示不同意或委婉地拒绝）对不起 -
used for introducing bad news （引出坏消息）很遗憾
I’m sorry to say