Word · Frequency #7116
sorrows
悲伤；悲痛
sorrows is the plural of sorrow.
a feeling of deep sadness or grief
- 1.
unhappiness, woe
不快乐,悲伤
- 2.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
因失去或丧亲而产生的极度悲伤
- 3.
(usually in plural) An instance or cause of unhappiness.
(通常用复数)不快乐的实例或原因
- 4.
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
因做错事或失望而感到的悲伤
- 5.
something that causes great unhappiness
导致极大不幸的事物
伤心事；悲哀的原因；不快乐,悲伤；因失去或丧亲而产生的极度悲伤；(通常用复数)不快乐的实例或原因；因做错事或失望而感到的悲伤
In use
Her sorrow was written all over her face.
He tried to hide his sorrow with a smile.
The whole town felt deep sorrow for the family.
he tried to express his sorrow at her loss
he drank to drown his sorrows
feel sorrow
表示感受到悲伤的情感。
She felt deep sorrow after losing her job.
失去工作后，她感到深深的悲伤。
sorrow over sth
sorrow over 表示对某事的悲伤，常接名词或代词。
The nation mourned in sorrow over the disaster.
全国上下对这场灾难感到悲伤。
Connections
Collocations
- deep sorrow
- 深深的悲伤
- She felt deep sorrow after the loss of her pet.失去宠物后，她感到深深的悲伤。
- express sorrow
- 表达悲伤
- The president expressed sorrow for the victims.总统对遇难者表达了悲伤。
- sorrow over
- 对...感到悲伤
- He expressed sorrow over the decision.他对这个决定感到悲伤。
- sorrow and grief
- 悲伤和痛苦
- The community shared in sorrow and grief after the tragedy.悲剧发生后，社区共同承受悲伤和痛苦。
- with sorrow
- 怀着悲伤
- She spoke with sorrow about her childhood.她怀着悲伤谈起自己的童年。
- sorrows of life
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆sorrow（悲伤）：拆成‘so row’，想象划船送别，心中充满悲伤。
Context & Register
多用于文学、诗歌或正式演讲场合，表达深沉的悲伤；日常口语中较少使用，更多用sadness。属于中性偏正式。
Grammar Note
不可数名词表示悲伤的情感；可数名词表示令人悲伤的具体原因或事件，常用复数sorrows。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end in '-ow' and share the /oʊ/ sound, making them rhymes with 'sorrow' in American English. However, note that 'tomorrow' has stress on the second syllable, while 'sorrow' and the others are stressed on the first.
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。
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