heartbroken

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++heart·brok·en /ˈhɑːtˌbrəʊkən $ ˈhɑːrtˌbroʊ-/ adjective  SAD/UNHAPPYextremely sad because of something that has happened 极度伤心的，心碎的，悲伤的► see thesaurus at sad

Examples from the Corpus

heartbroken• When her parents separated, she was heartbroken.• Her father would not remember her either because she was no longer eight years old and heartbroken.• One year the bird did not return, and Bhayader was heartbroken.• Well, of course, his parents were heartbroken and his brothers and sisters.• Mr and Mrs Dudley were heartbroken at having to leave the home where they had lived for thirty years.• Six-year-old Stewart Davies carried a donor card everywhere with him, heartbroken dad Brian revealed.• Surely some one somewhere knows who killed Ann Heron and that person could ease the pain for her heartbroken family.• Heartbroken fans camped outside his house in Beverly Hills.• Scorning the establishment, they left homes and heartbroken parents.• We've broken up, I've been heartbroken through bizarre circumstances ... but I still live with that person.• Amy was heartbroken when her puppy was lost.

heart·brok·en adjectiveChineseSyllable  

of has that because sad something extremely Corpus

heartbroken
heart‧brok‧en /ˈhɑːtˌbrəʊkən $ ˈhɑːrtˌbroʊ-/ adjective
extremely sad because of something that has happened
     

THESAURUS

■ very sad
   ▪ miserable very sad, especially because you are lonely, cold, ill, or upset – used about people and periods of time: I felt miserable and blamed myself for what had happened. | Her life was miserable. | I had a miserable time at college.
   ▪ depressed very sad and without hope for a long time, because things are wrong in your life or because of a medical condition: After his wife left him, he became depressed and refused to talk to anyone.
   ▪ heartbroken extremely sad because of something that has happened to someone or something that you care about very much: She was heartbroken when her dog died.
   ▪ distressed/distraught very upset because of something bad that has happened, so that you cannot think clearly: She was very distressed when he left her. | The boy’s hospital bed was surrounded by distraught relatives.
   ▪ devastated [not before noun] extremely sad and shocked, because something very bad has happened: The whole town was devastated by the tragedy.

heart·brokenBrE /ˈhɑːtbrəʊkən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɑːrtbroʊkən/ 🔊 adjectiveextremely sad because of sth that has happened 极为悲伤的；心碎的 SYN broken-hearted