sorrowsor•row /'sɒrəʊ/

n

1. U 悲伤；悲痛；懊悔；悔恨

• to sb.'s great sorrow 令某人悲痛万分

• We felt sorrow at his untimely death. 我们为他的英年早逝感到悲痛。

• That young man expressed his sorrow for having done something wrong. 那个年轻人因为做错了事而懊恼。

2. C 不幸；伤心事；悲伤的原因

• The man has experienced many sorrows in his life. 那个人一生经历了很多不幸。

• His death was a great sorrow to us. 他的死使我们感到万分悲痛。

• His son's studies have been a sorrow to him. 他儿子的学业一直是他的烦恼。