[N-VAR 可变名词]悲伤;悲痛Grief is a feeling of extreme sadness.
...a huge outpouring of national grief for the victims of the shootings...
举国上下对枪击事件中的遇害者所表现出的万分悲痛之情
Their grief soon gave way to anger.
他们的悲痛迅速转化为愤怒。
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[PHRASE 短语](事情)失败;(人)受挫,遭到不幸 If something comes to grief, it fails. If someone comes to grief, they fail in something they are doing, and may be hurt.
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So many marriages have come to grief over lack of money...
许多婚姻都因缺钱而以失败告终。
He was driving a Mercedes racer at 100 mph and almost came to grief.
他当时驾驶着一辆梅塞德斯赛车以每小时100英里时速度飞驰,险些出事。
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[EXCLAM 感叹语](表示惊奇或震惊)哎呀,天哪 Some people say 'Good grief' when they are surprised or shocked.
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'He's been arrested for theft and burglary.' — 'Good grief!'
“他因为偷窃和入室盗窃而被逮捕了。”——“我的天哪!”
Oxford
grief/ɡriːf; NAmEɡriːf/noun1[uncountable , countable ]grief(over/at sth) a feeling of great sadness, especially when sb 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。2[countable , usually singular ]something that causes great sadness 伤心事;悲痛事◆It was a grief to them that they had no children.没有孩子是他们的一块心病。3[uncountable ]( informal) problems and worry 担心;忧虑◆He caused his parents a lot of grief.他没少让父母操心。IDIOMScome to ˈgrief( informal) 1to end in total failure 以彻底失败而告终;惨遭失败2to be harmed in an accident 受伤;遭到不幸;出事故◆Several pedestrians came to grief on the icy pavement.好几个人都在结了冰的人行道上摔伤了。give sb ˈgrief (about/over sth)( informal) to be annoyed with sb and criticize their behaviour 对某人很生气(或烦恼);指责某人good ˈgrief!( informal) used to express surprise or shock (表示惊奇或震惊)哎呀,天哪◆Good grief! What a mess!天哪!好乱哟!griefgriefsgrief/ɡriːf; NAmEɡriːf/
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griefgrief /ɡriːf/ ●●○ noun
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1[uncountable] extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has diedgrief over/at The grief she felt over Helen’s death was almost unbearable.with grief Charles was overcome with grief.2[countable] something that makes you feel extremely sad: Every change in our lives brings with it griefs.3good grief! spoken used when you are slightly surprised or annoyed: Good grief! What a mess!4come to grief to fail, or to be harmed or destroyed in an accident: candidates who come to grief in exams5give somebody grief informal to criticize someone in an annoying way6[uncountable] informal trouble or problems: You’ll save yourself a lot of grief if you check the measurements first.
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n.悲痛;忧伤;不幸
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