sorrow

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sor·row1 /ˈsɒrəʊ $ ˈsɑːroʊ, ˈsɔː-/ ●○○ noun  1  [uncountable]SAD/UNHAPPY a feeling of great sadness, usually because someone has died or because something terrible has happened to you 悲伤，悲痛 → griefgreat/deep sorrow a time of great sorrow 万分悲痛的时刻sorrow at He expressed his sorrow at my father’s death. 他对我父亲的去世表示悲痛。sorrow for Claudia felt a deep pang of sorrow for the woman. 克劳迪娅为这女人感到一阵深切的悲伤。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say sadness rather than sorrow: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 sadness ,而不说 sorrowShe talked about her sadness after his death. 她谈起了他死后她的悲痛心情。2  [countable]SAD/UNHAPPY an event or situation that makes you feel great sadness 令人悲伤的事，不幸 the family’s joys and sorrows 这家人的喜与悲3  more in sorrow than in anger DISAPPOINTEDSAD/UNHAPPYin a way that shows you are sad or disappointed rather than angry about a particular situation 〔对某事〕悲哀多于愤怒 He said that his decision to resign was made more in sorrow than in anger. 他说他作出辞职的决定与其说是出于气愤，不如说是因为悲伤。 → drown your sorrows at drown(5)

Examples from the Corpus

sorrow• She tried to drive the thought from her mind, feeling an all-too familiar surge of anger and sorrow.• A long, painful journey has led them to this point, one filled with heartache and sorrow.• Her life was filled with heartache and sorrow.• We shared all of our family's joys and sorrows.• Similarly the threat of a loss arouses anxiety and actual loss causes sorrow, while both situations are likely to arouse anger.• The deep sorrow she felt was obvious in the expression of her face.• They intuit what it must be like feeling sorrow so far from home.• Six weeks later we heard, to our great sorrow, that he had died.• He turned quickly away, more in sorrow than in anger.• Because her only defence was to turn him against her, she realised with a pang of sorrow.• Each seemed possessed by a serene sorrow, and in a moment he learned why.• And when she awoke, her face was moisture wet, as if she had been weeping for some sorrow all night long.• Before them stood a crowd of overjoyed neighbours who had shared their sorrow and now could share in their happiness.great/deep sorrow• Her mind went back to Mac MacFadyen, and she felt a deep sorrow for him.• Again he touched his cheek, but this time he felt no anger, merely a deep sorrow.• And the human swell of anger and deep sorrow has been screened directly into our living rooms.• I felt great sorrow for Jerome.• As he looked at Katherine, great sorrow clouded his eyes.• It is my great sorrow, and makes my life very unhappy.• I know that he can not take away the deep sorrow that seems to circle around me everywhere I go.• Thus great sorrows for their children and grandchildren came upon Cadmus and Harmonia in old age after great prosperity.sorrow2 verb [intransitive]  literarySAD/UNHAPPY to feel or express sorrow 感到悲伤；表示悲伤sorrow over Her friend was sorrowing over the loss of a child. 她的朋友在为失去孩子感到悲痛。 sorrowing parents 悲伤的父母→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

sorrow• She told about a woman in her grief counseling group, who was also sorrowing over the loss of a child.Origin sorrow1 Old English sorg

sor·row1 noun →REGISTER1sorrow2 verbChineseSyllable  

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sor‧row¹ /ˈsɒrəʊ $ ˈsɑːroʊ, ˈsɔː-/ noun1. [uncountable] a feeling of great sadness, usually because someone has died or because something terrible has happened to you ⇨ grief
    great/deep sorrow
    a time of great sorrow
    sorrow at
    He expressed his sorrow at my father’s death.
    sorrow for
    Claudia felt a deep pang of sorrow for the woman.
  REGISTER
    In everyday English, people usually say sadness rather than sorrow:
   ▪ She talked about her sadness after his death.
2. [countable] an event or situation that makes you feel great sadness:
    the family’s joys and sorrows
3. more in sorrow than in anger in a way that shows you are sad or disappointed rather than angry about a particular situation:
    He said that his decision to resign was made more in sorrow than in anger.
⇨ drown your sorrows at drown(5)
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ sadness a sad feeling, caused especially when a happy time is ending, or when you feel sorry about someone else’s unhappiness: Charles felt a great sense of sadness and loss. | I noticed a little sadness in her eyes.
   ▪ unhappiness the unhappy feeling you have when you are in a very difficult or unpleasant situation, especially when this lasts for a long time: After years of unhappiness, she finally decided to leave him. | She was a tense, nervous young woman, whose deep unhappiness was obvious to all those around her. | You do not know how much pain and unhappiness you have caused.
   ▪ sorrow written the feeling of being very sad, especially because someone has died or because terrible things have happened to you: There seemed to be nowhere to go to be alone with her sorrow. | His heart was filled with great sorrow after her death.
   ▪ misery great unhappiness, caused especially by living or working in very bad conditions: The cold weather is with us again and the misery of the homeless is increasing. | Thousands of families were destined to a life of misery. | The misery and pain he caused were, for him, merely a measure of his success.
   ▪ despair a feeling of great unhappiness, because very bad things have happened and you have no hope that anything will change: At the end of the month, she still had no job and was tired, frustrated, and close to despair.
   ▪ grief great sadness that you feel when someone you love has died: He was overcome with grief when his wife died.
   ▪ heartache a strong feeling of great sadness, especially because you miss someone you love: She remembered the heartache of the first Christmas spent away from her sons.
   ▪ depression a mental illness that makes someone feel so unhappy that they have no energy or hope for the future, and they cannot live a normal life: He slipped into a depression in which he hardly ate or even left his room.
   ▪ despondency formal a feeling of being very unhappy and without hope: She felt useless, and this contributed to her despondency.
   ▪ melancholy literary a feeling of sadness, that you feel even though there is no particular reason for it: Modigliani expressed his melancholy through his painting.

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sorrow² verb [intransitive]
literary to feel or express sorrow
    sorrow over
    Her friend was sorrowing over the loss of a child.
    sorrowing parents