Word · Frequency #20647
heartbroken
心碎的
full of sorrow
- 1.
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
极度悲伤的,尤指失恋之后。
- 2.
full of sorrow
充满悲伤的
极度悲伤的,尤指失恋之后。；充满悲伤的
In use
She was heartbroken when her cat ran away.
He felt heartbroken after hearing the sad news.
They were heartbroken to see their favorite restaurant close.
be heartbroken
heartbroken 是形容词，常作表语，表示极度伤心。
She was heartbroken when her dog died.
她的狗去世时，她心都碎了。
be heartbroken about/over sth
介词 about 或 over 后接导致伤心的事情。
He was heartbroken over the breakup.
他为分手而心碎。
be heartbroken that + clause
that 从句说明伤心的原因。
I am heartbroken that you are leaving.
你要走了，我很难过。
be heartbroken to do sth
不定式表示听到或看到某事后产生的伤心情绪。
We were heartbroken to hear the news.
听到这个消息，我们心碎了。
Common mistakes
I heartbroken when I heard the news.I was heartbroken when I heard the news.
英语中 heartbroken 是形容词，作表语时必须与系动词 be 连用；中文“心碎”可以直接做谓语，所以学习者容易漏掉 be 动词。
I am very heartbreak about the result.I am very heartbroken about the result.
heartbreak 是名词，意为“心碎、令人心碎的事”；表达“感到心碎的”状态应用形容词 heartbroken。
She is heartbroken to the sad news.She is heartbroken at the sad news.
表示“因……而心碎”时，heartbroken 后常用介词 at/about/over，而不是用 to 直译中文的“对”。
Connections
Collocations
- heartbroken over
- 因……心碎
- She was heartbroken over the loss of her dog.她因为失去了狗而心碎。
- heartbroken about
- 对……感到心碎
- He felt heartbroken about missing the wedding.他因为错过婚礼而感到心碎。
- heartbroken by
- 被……伤透了心
- The parents were heartbroken by their son's lies.父母被儿子的谎言伤透了心。
- completely heartbroken
- 彻底心碎
- After the breakup, she was completely heartbroken.分手后，她彻底心碎了。
- heartbroken to hear
- 听到……很心碎
- We were heartbroken to hear the sad news.听到这个悲伤的消息，我们心碎了。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
heart（心）+ broken（破碎的），联想心碎成两半的画面，记住“心碎的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面叙述 heartbroken 是常见的中性表达，多用于口语和书面语，表示因失去或失望而非常伤心。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with /oʊkən/, matching the final part of heartbroken /ˈhɑrtˌbroʊkən/. The spelling -oken is pronounced /oʊkən/ in these words. Do not confuse broken with broaden /ˈbrɔːdən/, which looks similar but has a different vowel and ending.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.