sorrysor•ry /'sɒrɪ/

adj

1. 不用在名词前 内疚的；懊恼的；遗憾的

• He was sorry for what he had done. 他为自己的所作所为感到内疚。

• I'm sorry to hear that you lost in the competition. 听说你在竞赛中失利了，我感到很遗憾。

2. 抱歉的，对不起的

• I'm sorry to disturb you. 很抱歉，打扰你了。

• I'm sorry to bring you so much inconvenience. 对不起，给你们带来了诸多不便。

3. 难过的；惋惜的；伤心的

• We are sorry to hear his daughter's death. 我们获悉他女儿的死讯，非常难过。

• I'm sorry that you failed in the entrance examination. 你没有通过入学考试，我感到很惋惜。

4. 用在名词前 可怜的；可悲的

• It's a sorry sight. 一番悲惨的景象。

• At last he came to a sorry end. 最后他落得一个可悲的结局。

5. 破旧的，残旧的

• The house was in a sorry state. 那房子破旧不堪。

• The beggar was in sorry clothes. 那个乞丐衣衫褴褛。

词组be (或feel) sorry for 对…感到可惜

• I felt sorry for his failure. 我为他的失败感到可惜。

be (或feel) sorry for oneself ( 对自身的遭遇)感到不平

• He was sorry for himself on the unfair treatment he had got. 他为自己遭受的不公待遇感到愤愤不平。