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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mourn /mɔːn $ mɔːrn/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive]  1 SAD/UNHAPPYto feel very sad and to miss someone after they have died 悼念,哀悼,为哀痛 SYN grieve for Hundreds of people gathered to mourn the slain president. 成百上千人聚集在一起悼念遇刺的总统。mourn for They mourned for their children, killed in the war. 他们悼念在战争中死去的孩子。mourn somebody’s death/loss/passing She still mourns the death of her husband. 她仍然为丈夫的死而哀伤。2 SAD/UNHAPPYto feel very sad because something no longer exists or is no longer as good as it used to be 感到痛心[遗憾] The old steam trains were much loved, and we all mourn their passing. 老式的蒸汽火车曾经备受喜爱,我们都为它们的淘汰感到惋惜。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
mournDepression is something we allow to happen if we choose not to mourn.His death was mourned by hundreds of former pupils and countless friends.How I envy him his focus and how I mourn for him his loss.My mother never stopped mourning for my sister Frances, who died when she was four.Then Priam brought Hector home, mourned in Troy as never another.She drew me close and comforted me as I mourned my child and the bond between us had never been stronger.All the neighbours and relations who had come to mourn stood around the coffin.Residents mourned the loss of the trees.In this house the Walls raised nine children, and mourned the loss of three other babies.Hundreds of people gathered to mourn the slain president.mourn forChurch services were held to mourn for the victims of the fire.
Origin mourn Old English murnan
mourn verbChinese
miss and Corpus very to to feel sad


mourn
mourn /mɔːn $ mɔːrn/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: murnan
1. to feel very sad and to miss someone after they have died
   SYN  grieve for:
    Hundreds of people gathered to mourn the slain president.
    mourn for
    They mourned for their children, killed in the war.
    mourn sb’s death/loss/passing
    She still mourns the death of her husband.
2. to feel very sad because something no longer exists or is no longer as good as it used to be:
    The old steam trains were much loved, and we all mourn their passing.


mournBrE /mɔːn/ 🔊NAmE /mɔːrn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they mourn BrE /mɔːn/ 🔊 NAmE /mɔːrn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it mourns BrE /mɔːnz/ 🔊 NAmE /mɔːrnz/ 🔊past simple mourned BrE /mɔːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /mɔːrnd/ 🔊past participle mourned BrE /mɔːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /mɔːrnd/ 🔊 -ing form mourning BrE /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] to feel and show sadness because sb has died; to feel sad because sth no longer exists or is no longer the same (因失去…而)哀悼,忧伤 SYN grieve ~ sth He was still mourning his brother's death. 他仍然在为哥哥的去世而悲伤。🔊🔊They mourn the passing of a simpler way of life. 他们对较为淳朴的生活的消逝感到惋惜。🔊🔊~ (for sb/sth) Today we mourn for all those who died in two world wars. 今天,我们向所有在两次世界大战中死难的人表示哀悼。🔊🔊She mourned for her lost childhood. 她为失去的童年而伤感。🔊🔊

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