grief
noun
ɡriːf
noun
1
extreme
sadness,
especially
because
someone
you
love
has
died
〔尤指因所爱之人去世而产生的〕悲痛,极度悲伤
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The
grief
she
felt
over
Helen’s
death
was
almost
unbearable.
她因海伦的去世而感到悲痛难当。
with
grief
Charles
was
overcome
with
grief.
查尔斯悲痛欲绝。
2
something
that
makes
you
feel
extremely
sad
伤心事,不幸
C
Every
change
in
our
lives
brings
with
it
griefs.
我们生活当中的每一个变化都有让人伤心的地方。
3
good grief!
used
when
you
are
slightly
surprised
or
annoyed
[口] 哎哟!〔用于略感惊讶或气恼之时〕
spoken
Good
grief!
What
a
mess!
我的天!这么乱!
4
come to grief
to
fail,
or
to
be
harmed
or
destroyed
in
an
accident
失败;〔在事故中〕受损,被毁
candidates
who
come
to
grief
in
exams
考试没有通过的应试者
5
give sb grief
to
criticize
someone
in
an
annoying
way
数落 (责备 )某人
informal
6
trouble
or
problems
[非正式] 麻烦,问题
U | informal
You’ll
save
yourself
a
lot
of
grief
if
you
check
the
measurements
first.
如果你先检查尺寸,可以省不少麻烦。