sorrow

单词辨析:

grieve mourn sorrow 【导航词义:悲痛】
grieve v. (使)伤心,(使)悲伤
〔辨析〕

指因所爱之人死亡而伤心,或因损失、失败等而感到悲伤,这类伤感可以是公开表露的,也可以是压抑于内心的。

〔例证〕

She is still grieving for her only child who was killed in the quake.

她还在为在地震中死去的独子而伤心。

It really grieves me to see him in such bad health.

看到他的健康状况如此不佳,我很伤心。

mourn v. 哀悼,(为…)哀痛
〔辨析〕

较正式用词,指悼念死者或为某人之死而哀伤,侧重表露于外的悲伤、哭泣。

〔例证〕

They mourn for their fallen soldiers.

他们哀悼阵亡的士兵。

For whom do you mourn?

你在为谁流泪?

London shall mourn the death of twenty thousand people.

伦敦将为两万名死者哀悼。

sorrow v. [文]感到悲伤,表示悲痛
〔辨析〕

指因不幸、损失、失望等而悲痛不已,常后接介词 over。

〔例证〕

She was sorrowing over the loss of her mother.

她因失去母亲而感到悲痛。

The sorrowing relatives left the dead in peace.

悲痛欲绝的亲人让亡者安眠于九泉。

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Moonset, rooks caw, frost fills the sky,' maples and fishing lights, and sorrow before my bed.

月落乌啼霜满天,江枫渔火对愁眠。(张继《枫桥夜泊》)

Sorrow had ravaged her beauty.

忧愁毁坏了她的美貌。

There she is, paler and thinner than in her Kentucky home, with a world of quiet sorrow lying under the shadow of her long eyelashes.

可不就是她吗!面庞比在肯特基故乡时苍白消瘦,无限忧郁隐藏在她眉宇之间。

All hopes of happiness in this world terminate in pain, despair and sorrow.

所有的在这个世界上的希望和快乐终止在痛苦,消失和悲伤中。

The news of her death caused widespread sorrow.

她的死讯引起一片哀叹。

The family couldn't tell whether it brought about joy or sorrow.

这让全家人喜也不是,哀也不是。