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grief

UK //ɡriːf//US //ɡriːf//

词源

源自中古英语gref,古法语grief(沉重、痛苦),最终来自拉丁语gravis(沉重、严重)。

noun

❶ 指因失去亲人、朋友或重要事物而产生的深切悲伤和痛苦情绪,通常伴随失落感和心理煎熬。

“She was overwhelmed with grief after her husband's death.”

(丈夫去世后,她被悲痛压垮了。)

“The whole community shared in the grief of the family.”

(整个社区都与这家人共同分担悲痛。)

❶ 指令人烦恼或痛苦的困难处境,常用来形容持续困扰人的问题或麻烦事。

“That old car has caused me nothing but grief.”

(那辆旧车给我带来的只有麻烦。)

“The faulty software is giving the IT team a lot of grief.”

(有问题的软件给IT团队带来很多困扰。)

同义词:sorrow, anguish, heartache, distress, misery

常见短语

come to grief — 遭遇失败或不幸,通常指因计划出错或意外而导致糟糕结果的情况。

“Their ambitious project came to grief due to lack of funding.”

(他们雄心勃勃的项目因资金不足而失败了。)

good grief — 表示惊讶、沮丧或恼怒的感叹语,类似中文的"天啊"或"哎呀"。

“Good grief! You scared me!”

(天啊!你吓死我了!)