grief/ɡriːf/

n

1. U (尤指丧失亲人的)悲伤；忧伤

• He was struck dumb by the grief at his wife's death. 他因丧妻之痛而欲痴欲呆。

2. C 伤心之事；不幸

词组bring sb.to grief 使某人遭受不幸 come to grief 以失败告终；出事故 good grief! 天哪!