sad adj. ⇨sad (a sad story)⇨unfortunate2 (a sad state of affairs)⇨unhappy1 (sad about his death)sad
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➡ See also the entries for unhappy1 and painful2另见unhappy条第1义和painful条第2义sad ♦︎ tragic ♦︎ pathetic ♦︎ heartbreakingThese words all describe sth that makes you feel unhappy or upset.这些词均表示令人难过的、令人伤心的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达令人伤心的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be sad / tragic / heartbreaking for sb◆to be sad / heartbreaking to do sth◆to be sad / tragic that...◆a sad / tragic / pathetic / heartbreaking story◆a sad / pathetic sight■sadmaking you feel unhappy, especially about sth that has happened to sb/sth else(尤指其他人或事物的遭遇)令人悲哀的,让人难过的◆It was sad to see them go.看着他们离去,真让人难过。◆It is sad that so many of his paintings have been lost.他的画作遗失了那么多,真可惜。◆We had some sad news yesterday.昨天我们听到一些不幸的消息。◆The sad truth is, he never loved her.令人悲哀的是他从未爱过她。 see also sadness ⇨ grief, sad ⇨ unhappy1▸sadly
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◆Sadly, after eight years of marriage they had grown apart.不幸的是,结婚八年后他们日渐疏远。■tragic ˈtrædʒɪk making you feel very sad, usually because sb has died or suffered a lot(通常因某人过世或受苦)悲惨的,悲痛的,可悲的◆He was killed in a tragic accident at the age of 24.他24岁时在一次悲惨的事故中丧命。◆Cuts in the health service could have tragic consequences for patients.削减公共医疗卫生服务可能对病人造成不幸的后果。◆It would be tragic if her talent remained unrecognized.如果她一直怀才不遇,那就可悲了。 see also tragedy ⇨ crisis▸tragically
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◆Tragically, his wife was killed in a car accident.他的妻子在一次车祸中不幸身亡。◆He died tragically young.他英年早逝。■pathetic pəˈθetɪk making you feel pity or sadness可怜的;可悲的;令人怜惜的◆The starving children were a pathetic sight.那些饥饿的孩子样子很可怜。■heartbreakingˈhɑːtbreɪkɪŋ; NAmEˈhɑːrtbreɪkɪŋmaking you feel extremely sad令人心碎的;让人痛心的◆It's heartbreaking to see him wasting his life like this.看到他这样虚度年华,真让人痛心。 see also heartbreak ⇨ grief, heartbroken ⇨ unhappy1NOTE辨析 Tragic or heartbreaking?A tragic event is often more serious than an event that is heartbreaking: very often it will involve sb suffering or dying. However, heartbreaking usually expresses a greater degree of personal sadness. Tragic is used especially to describe terrible events that happen to other people: heartbreaking describes events that affect you personally.形容事件时,tragic常比heartbreaking严重,经常与某人受苦或死亡有关。然而, heartbreaking所表示个人悲痛的程度更强。tragic尤用于形容发生在别人身上的不幸事件,heartbreaking则用于形容对自己有影响的事件。