- [uncountable] sorrow (at/for/over something) (rather formal)
a feeling of being very sad because something very bad has happened 悲伤；悲痛；悲哀 He expressed his sorrow at the news of her death. 听到她的死讯，他表示哀伤。 They said that the decision was made more in sorrow than in anger. 他们说作出这个决定，与其说是出于气愤，不如说是出于悲伤。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1The war brought sorrow to millions. 战争给数以百万计的人带来了不幸。 Claudia felt a deep pang of sorrow for her sister. 克劳迪娅为她的姐姐深感悲痛。 He looked at Katherine, his eyes full of sorrow. 他看着凯瑟琳，眼里充满了忧伤。 He wrote to the dead man's mother expressing his deep sorrow. 他写信给死者的母亲表达他深切的悲痛。 I couldn't hide my sorrow and anger. 我无法掩藏我的悲伤与愤怒。 I felt no sorrow for her. 我并不为她感到悲伤。 She wanted to share his sorrow. 她想分担他的悲痛。 Tears of relief were mixed with tears of sorrow. 宽慰的泪水和悲伤的泪水混在了一起。 They accepted the decision with sorrow. 他们伤心地接受了这个决定。 This is a time of great sorrow for all the family. 这是全家人悲痛万分的时刻。 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- genuine
- great
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- feel
- express
- share
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- to somebody’s sorrow
- with sorrow
- sorrow at
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- an expression of sorrow
- a look of sorrow
- a feeling of sorrow
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a very sad event or situation 伤心事；悲伤事；不幸 the joys and sorrows of childhood 童年的欢乐和悲伤 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。
Word OriginOld English sorh, sorg (noun), sorgian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zorg and German Sorge.