Word · Frequency #7116
sorrows
感到悲伤；表达哀伤
sorrows is the third person singular of sorrow.
to feel or express grief
- 1.
To feel or express grief.
感到或表达悲伤
- 2.
To feel grief over; to mourn, regret.
为...感到悲伤；哀悼,后悔
为…悲伤；哀悼；痛惜；感到或表达悲伤；为...感到悲伤；哀悼,后悔；悲伤；懊悔
In use
She sorrowed over the loss of her childhood pet.
They are sorrowing for the victims of the earthquake.
She sorrows the end of their friendship.
Verb forms
base sorrow · third person sorrows · -ing sorrowing · past sorrowed · past participle sorrowed
规则动词，表示感到悲伤或遗憾。
Connections
Collocations
- sorrow over
- 为…悲伤；哀悼
- They sorrowed over the loss of their friend.他们为失去朋友而悲伤。
- sorrow for
- 为…感到悲痛；哀悼
- She sorrowed for her lost youth.她为逝去的青春感到悲伤。
- sorrow at
- 对…感到悲伤
- He sorrowed at the news of his teacher's death.他听到老师去世的消息感到悲伤。
- sorrow with
- 与…一起悲伤；因…而悲伤
- We sorrow with you in your time of grief.在你悲伤的时刻，我们与你一同悲伤。
Pop culture & quotes
- Parting is such sweet sorrow.
- 离别是甜蜜的悲伤。She sorrowed over the loss of her childhood home.她为失去童年的家而悲伤。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象 sorrow 里的两个 r 是两行泪，动词表示“为…悲伤、哀悼”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品中、正式演讲、书面叙事 sorrow 作动词时通常用于文学作品或较正式的书面语境，口语中很少使用；表达“为…悲伤”时，日常更常用 mourn 或 feel sad。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 sorrow /ˈsɑroʊ/ 押韵：borrow /ˈbɑroʊ/、tomorrow /təˈmɑroʊ/（重读元音 /ɑ/ 及随后的 /roʊ/ 相同）。拼写相似但发音不同：arrow /ˈæroʊ/、narrow /ˈnæroʊ/、sparrow /ˈspæroʊ/（元音为 /æ/），sorry /ˈsɑri/（结尾为 /i/）。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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