Word · Frequency #20418
heartbreak
心碎；极度悲伤
intense sorrow caused by the loss of a loved one, especially by death
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Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.
极度的精神痛苦或悲伤,尤指由失去或失望所引起的。
极度的精神痛苦或悲伤,尤指由失去或失望所引起的。；心碎；伤心事
In use
She spoke about her heartbreak with surprising calm.
Years of heartbreak had made him wary of love.
She finally turned her heartbreaks into art.
experience / suffer heartbreak
heartbreak 在此为不可数名词，指心碎的情绪。
She experienced heartbreak after her dog died.
她的狗去世后，她经历了心碎。
the heartbreak of [doing] something
the heartbreak of 后接名词或动名词短语。
He understood the heartbreak of losing a close friend.
他理解失去挚友的心碎。
a heartbreak (countable specific instance)
a heartbreak 指具体的一件伤心事，有复数形式 heartbreaks。
The breakup was a real heartbreak for him.
这次分手对他来说是一次真正的心碎。
Common mistakes
I heartbreak over losing him.I am heartbroken over losing him.
heartbreak 是名词，不可直接用作动词。应使用形容词 heartbroken 或动词短语 feel heartbreak。
She has experienced many heartbreak.She has experienced many heartbreaks.
当 heartbreak 指具体的伤心事时是可数名词，复数形式为 heartbreaks。
Connections
Collocations
- suffer heartbreak
- 承受心碎；遭受极大悲伤
- She suffered heartbreak when her engagement ended.她解除婚约时心碎不已。
- cause heartbreak
- 使人心碎；带来极大悲伤
- The war caused heartbreak for countless families.战争给无数家庭带来了心碎。
- the heartbreak of
- ……带来的心碎；……之痛
- The book describes the heartbreak of losing a child.这本书描述了失去孩子的心碎。
- heartbreak and disappointment
- 心碎与失望
- Her life was full of heartbreak and disappointment.她的一生充满了心碎与失望。
- deal with heartbreak
- 应对心碎；排解极度悲伤
- Music helps him deal with heartbreak.音乐帮助他排解心碎。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
heart（心）＋break（破裂）＝心碎，联想失恋时心像被掰成两半，极度悲伤。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：conversations with friends、literary writing、news articles heartbreak 多用于描述失去或失望引起的极度悲伤，语气偏正式但日常对话中也常见；在个人倾诉、文学作品和新闻报道里都比较自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
break 和 brake 同音，且 break 与 cake 押韵，都含 /eɪk/；但 heartbreak /ˈhɑːtbreɪk/ 的重音在首音节，末尾 -break 不重读，所以这些词都不与 heartbreak 整体押韵。outbreak 和 daybreak 虽带相同的 -break 拼写，也因重音在前而不与 break 押韵。breakfast 是拼写陷阱，读 /ˈbrekfəst/，不是 /breɪk/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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