sorry
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_750_zsor·ry /ˈsɒri $ ˈsɑːri, ˈsɔːri/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective (comparative sorrier, superlative sorriest) 1 sorry/I’m sorry spoken a) SORRY/APOLOGIZEused to tell someone that you wish you had not done something that has affected them badly, hurt them etc 对不起，很抱歉〔用于表示歉意〕 I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. 非常抱歉，我不是有意要伤害你的感情。 ‘Matt, stop doing that!’ ‘Sorry!’ “马特，别那么做！”“对不起！” I’m sorry, did I step on your foot? 对不起，我踩到你的脚了吗？sorry (that) I’m sorry I’m late – the traffic was terrible. 很抱歉我迟到了，路上堵得厉害。sorry about something Sorry about the mess – I’ll clean it up. 对不起弄得乱七八糟，我会打扫干净的。sorry for (doing) something I’m sorry for making such a fuss. 我这样大惊小怪的，真是不好意思。 Sorry to bother you, but what was the address again? 对不起麻烦你了，再说一下那个地址好吗？ b) used as a polite way of introducing disappointing information or a piece of bad news 很遗憾，对不起〔用于礼貌地引出令人失望的信息或坏消息〕 I’m sorry, but all the flights to Athens are fully booked. 很遗憾，所有飞往雅典的航班都订满了。 c) used when you have said something that is not correct, and want to say something that is correct 对不起，应该是〔用于纠正自己说错的话〕 Turn right – sorry left – at the traffic lights. 到红绿灯向右拐——对不起，是向左拐。 d) used when you refuse an offer or request 不好意思，对不起〔用于拒绝别人的提议或请求〕 ‘Are you coming to lunch?’ ‘Sorry, no. I’ve got to finish this work.’ “你来吃午饭吗？”“不好意思，不行，我得把这工作做完。” ‘I’ll give you $50 for it.’ ‘Sorry, no deal.’ “我出 50 美元买下它。” “对不起，不行。” e) used when you disagree with someone, or tell someone that they have done something wrong 很遗憾，很抱歉〔用于表示不同意某人或告诉某人他们做错了某事〕 I’m sorry, but I find that very hard to believe, Miss Brannigan. 对不起，布兰尼根小姐，我觉得那令人难以置信。2 ashamed 惭愧的 [not before noun]REGRET/FEEL SORRY feeling ashamed or unhappy about something bad you have done 〔因做了坏事而感到〕惭愧的，歉疚的，过意不去的sorry for something She was genuinely sorry for what she had done. 她为自己所做的事真诚地感到歉疚。sorry (that) Casey was sorry he’d gotten so angry. 凯西为自己大发脾气而感到愧疚。say (you are) sorry (=tell someone that you feel bad about hurting them, causing problems etc) 道歉，说抱歉 It was probably too late to say sorry, but she would try anyway. 道歉也许太晚了，但不管怎样她还是想道个歉。n3. → sorry?4 FEELING PITY 感到惋惜be/feel sorry for somebody SYMPATHIZEto feel pity or sympathy for someone because something bad has happened to them or because they are in a bad situation 为某人难过，替某人感到惋惜 I’ve got no sympathy for him, but I feel sorry for his wife. 我并不同情他，但我为他妻子感到惋惜。 Tina was sorry for her. She seemed so lonely. 蒂娜为她感到难过，她看起来是那么孤独。feel sorry for yourself (=feel unhappy and pity yourself) 自我怜悯 It’s no good feeling sorry for yourself. It’s all your own fault. 你自怨自艾没有用，这都是你自己的过错。5 sad/disappointed 伤心/失望的 [not before noun]DISAPPOINTED feeling sad about a situation, and wishing it were different 后悔的，懊悔的；难过的6 you’ll be sorry spokenREGRET/FEEL SORRY used to tell someone that they will soon wish they had not done something, especially because someone will be angry or punish them 你会后悔的7 I’m sorry to say (that) spokenDISAPPOINTED used to say that you are disappointed that something has happened 很遗憾，真叫人失望8 very bad 很糟的 [only before noun]BAD very bad, especially in a way that makes you feel pity or disapproval 很糟的；可怜的，可悲的n GRAMMAR: Patterns with sorry• You are sorry about something bad that has happened: I’m sorry about what I said.I’m sorry about your car (=sorry that your car has been damaged).• You are sorry for the delay, the inconvenience, or the trouble: The next train will arrive in 12 minutes. We are sorry for the delay.• You are sorry for doing something bad: I’m sorry for upsetting you.• You are sorry that you did something or sorry that something happened: I’m sorry that I can’t come. ‘That’ can be omitted: I’m sorry you didn’t get the job. ✗Don’t say: I’m sorry for I can’t come.• If you are sorry to do something, it makes you sad to do it: I’ll be sorry to leave this place. 我不会后悔离开这个地方。 ✗Don’t say: I’ll be sorry for leaving this place.5 FREQUENCY 使用频率
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sorry• Oh, sorry, am I sitting in your chair?• Later he was sorry, and much later he was appreciative.• Sorry, but that part is out of stock.• Well, I'm sorry, but to me, drugs are just not funny.• This whole sorry episode shows just how bad things have become.• But I can't feel sorry for him.• I feel sorry for the besotted, exhausted businessmen, but it is the schoolkids on the train who break my heart.• I am sorry Ma has missed this, she would have been proud of me.• The whole thing was a sorry spectacle.• Sir Oliver is sorry to hear that; but would he not be too smartly dressed to look like a money-lender?• Jim Maier was sorry to see him go.• Turn in your pink form - sorry, your green form - by tomorrow.say (you are) sorry• I always want to say sorry.• I want you to say you are sorry again to Jerb.• Everybody says sorry and life goes on - it's that banal.• The Church says sorry ... but vicar in graveyard row sticks to his guns.• He said that while he deeply regretted the past he could not say sorry for the actions of others.• In his clumsy, fumbling way he needed to say sorry for what had happened at the club the night before.• He don't say sorry or nothing, even though he did it quite hard.sorry about• We're sorry about all the mess, Mom.• Sorry about that. I'll buy you a new one.sorry episode• Tories now fear, however, that the whole sorry episode has damaged the Prime Minister too.• I still have the entire documentation of this sorry episode in my archive.nsorry?spokenREPEAT used to ask someone to repeat something that you have not heard properly 你说什么？〔用于请某人重复你没有听清楚的话〕 SYN pardon Sorry? What was that again? 什么？再说一遍好吗？ ‘Want a drink?’ ‘Sorry?’ ‘I said, would you like a drink?’ “想喝一杯吗？”“什么？”“我是说，你想不想喝一杯？”Examples from the Corpus
sorry?• Sorry? What was the last point?Origin sorry Old English sarig, from sar ( → SORE1); influenced by sorrow)sor·ry adjective →n GRAMMAR1 →5 FREQUENCY1sorry?LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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sorry
sor‧ry S1 W2 /ˈsɒri $ ˈsɑːri, ˈsɔːri/
adjective (comparative sorrier, superlative sorriest)1. sorry/I’m sorry spoken
a. used to tell someone that you wish you had not done something that has affected them badly, hurt them etc:
I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.
‘Matt, stop doing that!’ ‘Sorry!’
I’m sorry, did I step on your foot?
sorry (that)
I’m sorry I’m late – the traffic was terrible.
sorry/I’m sorry about
Sorry about the mess – I’ll clean it up.
sorry for (doing) something
I’m sorry for making such a fuss.
Sorry to bother you , but what was the address again?
b. used as a polite way of introducing disappointing information or a piece of bad news:
I’m sorry, but all the flights to Athens are fully booked.
c. used when you have said something that is not correct, and want to say something that is correct:
Turn right – sorry left – at the traffic lights.
d. used when you refuse an offer or request:
‘Are you coming to lunch?’ ‘Sorry, no. I’ve got to finish this work.’
‘I’ll give you $50 for it.’ ‘Sorry, no deal.’
e. used when you disagree with someone, or tell someone that they have done something wrong:
I’m sorry, but I find that very hard to believe, Miss Brannigan.
2. ASHAMED [not before noun] feeling ashamed or unhappy about something bad you have done
sorry for
She was genuinely sorry for what she had done.
sorry (that)
Casey was sorry he’d gotten so angry.
say (you are) sorry (=tell someone that you feel bad about hurting them, causing problems etc)
It was probably too late to say sorry, but she would try anyway.
3. sorry? especially British English spoken used to ask someone to repeat something that you have not heard properly
SYN pardon:
Sorry? What was that again?
‘Want a drink?’ ‘Sorry?’ ‘I said, would you like a drink?’
4. FEELING PITY be/feel sorry for somebody to feel pity or sympathy for someone because something bad has happened to them or because they are in a bad situation:
I’ve got no sympathy for him, but I feel sorry for his wife.
Tina was sorry for her. She seemed so lonely.
feel sorry for yourself (=feel unhappy and pity yourself)
It’s no good feeling sorry for yourself. It’s all your own fault.
5. SAD/DISAPPOINTED [not before noun] feeling sad about a situation, and wishing it were different
sorry (that)
Brigid was always sorry she hadn’t kept up her piano lessons.
sorry to do something
We were sorry to miss your concert.
I won’t be sorry to leave this place.
sorry to hear/see/learn
I was sorry to hear about your accident.
sorry about
I’m so sorry about your father (=sorry something bad has happened to him).
6. you’ll be sorry spoken used to tell someone that they will soon wish they had not done something, especially because someone will be angry or punish them:
You’ll be sorry when your dad hears about this.
7. I’m sorry to say (that) spoken used to say that you are disappointed that something has happened:
I wrote several times but they never replied, I’m sorry to say.
8. VERY BAD [only before noun] very bad, especially in a way that makes you feel pity or disapproval:
the sorry state of the environment
It’s a sorry state of affairs when an old lady has to wait 12 hours to see a doctor.
the sorry sight of so many dead animals
This whole sorry episode (=bad thing that happened) shows just how incompetent the government has become. ⇨ better safe than sorry at safe1(9)
sor‧ry S1 W2 /ˈsɒri $ ˈsɑːri, ˈsɔːri/
adjective (comparative sorrier, superlative sorriest)1. sorry/I’m sorry spokena. used to tell someone that you wish you had not done something that has affected them badly, hurt them etc:
sorry (that)
sorry/I’m sorry about
sorry for (doing) something
b. used as a polite way of introducing disappointing information or a piece of bad news:
c. used when you have said something that is not correct, and want to say something that is correct:
d. used when you refuse an offer or request:
e. used when you disagree with someone, or tell someone that they have done something wrong:
2. ASHAMED [not before noun] feeling ashamed or unhappy about something bad you have done
sorry for
sorry (that)
say (you are) sorry (=tell someone that you feel bad about hurting them, causing problems etc)
3. sorry? especially British English spoken used to ask someone to repeat something that you have not heard properly
SYN pardon:
4. FEELING PITY be/feel sorry for somebody to feel pity or sympathy for someone because something bad has happened to them or because they are in a bad situation:
feel sorry for yourself (=feel unhappy and pity yourself)
5. SAD/DISAPPOINTED [not before noun] feeling sad about a situation, and wishing it were different
sorry (that)
sorry to do something
sorry to hear/see/learn
sorry about
6. you’ll be sorry spoken used to tell someone that they will soon wish they had not done something, especially because someone will be angry or punish them:
7. I’m sorry to say (that) spoken used to say that you are disappointed that something has happened:
8. VERY BAD [only before noun] very bad, especially in a way that makes you feel pity or disapproval:
◆ I'm sorry you're not well. I hope you feel better soon.你身体不适，我很难过。希望你尽快好起来。 ◆ I am sorry to hear that. 听到这个消息我很难过。 ◆ That's bad luck. 真是不幸。 ◆ How awful for you. 这对你太糟糕了。 ◆ I'm sorry for your loss ( .when sb has died )你失去了亲人，我很难过。
◆ I'm so/terribly/very sorry I'm late.非常抱歉，我迟到了。 ◆ I do apologize. I'll get you another cup.很抱歉，我再给您拿一杯。 ◆ I must apologize for keeping you waiting.( BrE 很抱歉让您久等了。 ◆ We would like to apologize on behalf of the management.我们谨代表管理层致歉。 ◆ We would like to offer/Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience.给您带来了不便，我们谨表歉意／请接受我们的歉意。
◆ That's all right/OK. 没关系。 ◆ No problem. 不打紧。 ◆ Don't worry about it. 别放在心上。 ◆ It's fine, really. 没事儿，真的。
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