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melancholy noun
⇨ griefmelancholy adj.
⇨ unhappy 1 grief noun ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ gloom 另见gloom条grief ♦︎ sadness ♦︎ regret ♦︎ unhappiness ♦︎ sorrow ♦︎ melancholy ♦︎ heartache ♦︎ heartbreakThese are all words for the feeling of being sad. 这些词均表示悲伤、悲痛、伤心。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow / melancholy / heartache / heartbreak at / about / over sth◆grief / sadness / regret / sorrow for sth◆to your grief / regret / sorrow◆with sadness / regret / sorrow◆deep / great / real / personal / private grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow / melancholy / heartache / heartbreak◆to be filled with / full of / overcome with grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow / melancholy / heartache / heartbreak◆to feel / experience grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow / melancholy / heartache / heartbreak◆to bring / cause (sb) grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow / heartache / heartbreak◆to cope with / deal with grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow / heartache / heartbreak◆to express / show / hide your grief / sadness / regret / unhappiness / sorrow■ grief / /griːf/ / [uncountable, countable] the feeling of being very sad, especially when sb dies （尤指对某人去世的）悲伤，悲痛，伤心◆She was stricken with grief when her husband died.丈夫去世时她悲痛欲绝。◆Children can feel real grief at the loss of a pet.宠物死去时孩子们会深感悲伤。◆They were able to share their common joys and griefs.他们做到了同甘共苦。OPP joy ⇨ joy , joy ⇨ pleasure see also grieve ⇨ mourn ■ sadness [uncountable, singular] (rather formal) the feeling of being sad, especially for other people or because a happy time has come to an end （尤指为他人或因快乐不再而感到的）悲伤，悲痛，难过◆His memories of that time were tinged with sadness.他对那段时光的记忆带着淡淡的哀伤。◆I felt a deep sadness for them all.我为他们所有人深感悲痛。ⓘ Although sadness is a more general word than grief it is less frequent and is usually rather formal. It is less formal and more common to use the adjective sad. 虽然sadness比grief意思更宽泛，但较不常用且通常颇为正式。使用形容词sad没那么正式且更为常见◆I felt very sad when I heard that she had died.我听到她的死讯后感到非常难过。 OPP happiness ⇨ satisfaction see also sad ⇨ sad , sad ⇨ unhappy 1 ■ regret [uncountable, countable] a feeling of sadness or disappointment because of sth that has happened or sth that you have done or not done 痛惜；懊悔；遗憾◆He gave up teaching in 2007, much to the regret of his students.他于2007年放弃了教书，这使他的学生深感遗憾。◆What is your greatest regret (= the thing that you are most sorry about doing or not doing)?你最大的遗憾是什么？◆I have no regrets about leaving Newcastle (= I do not feel sorry about it).我一点儿也不后悔离开纽卡斯尔。ⓘ You can also use regret when you are sorry about sth bad that you have done. * regret还可指对做的错事表示抱歉。 OPP satisfaction ⇨ satisfaction see also regret ⇨ guilt noun ▸ regret verb (-tt-) [transitive] ◆If you don't do it now, you'll only regret it.你如果现在不做，以后一定会后悔的。◆He bitterly regretted ever having mentioned it.他非常懊悔提起那件事。■ unhappiness [uncountable] the feeling of being unhappy, especially because life is difficult or unpleasant for you （尤指因生活不如意所致的）不快乐，不幸，痛苦◆A marriage break-up can cause a lot of unhappiness.婚姻破裂会导致很多不幸。OPP happiness ⇨ satisfaction see also unhappy ⇨ unhappy 1 ■ sorrow [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) a feeling of great sadness because sth bad has happened; a sad event or situation （因发生不好的事而产生的）悲伤，悲痛；伤心事；不幸◆He found to his sorrow that his childhood home was no longer there.得知他童年时的家已荡然无存，他感到很难过。◆His death was a great sorrow to everyone who knew him.他的死对每一个认识他的人来说都是很悲痛的事。◆It was an opportunity to share the joys and sorrows of the past few months.那是一个机会，得以分享过去几个月的喜悦和悲伤。OPP joy ⇨ pleasure ■ melancholy /ˈmelənkəli, ˈmelənkɒli; NAmE ˈmelənkɑːli/ [uncountable] (literary) a feeling of sadness that lasts for a long time and often cannot be explained 忧郁；（长期且莫名的）伤悲◆A mood of melancholy descended on us that evening.那天晚上，一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。 see also melancholy ⇨ unhappy adj. 1 ■ heartache /ˈhɑːteɪk; NAmE ˈhɑːrteɪk/ [uncountable, countable] (rather informal) a feeling of great sadness and worry 痛心；伤心；忧虑◆The relationship caused her a great deal of heartache.这段恋情使她非常伤心。◆I remember the heartaches of being a parent.我记得为人父母的烦恼。■ heartbreak /ˈhɑːtbreɪk; NAmE ˈhɑːrtbreɪk/ [uncountable, countable] (rather informal) a feeling of great sadness because sth bad has happened to you 心碎；强烈的悲痛◆They suffered the heartbreak of losing a child through cancer.他们因为癌症夺走了一个孩子而肝肠寸断。 see also heartbreaking ⇨ sad , heartbroken ⇨ unhappy 1 unhappy1 adjective an unhappy childhood 不快乐的童年feel unhappy with their accommodation 对住处不满意 ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ sad and ⇨ depressed 另见sad条和depressed条unhappy ♦︎ sad ♦︎ miserable ♦︎ melancholy ♦︎ mournful ♦︎ heartbrokenThese words all describe a person who feels or shows that they are not happy. 这些词均形容人不快乐的、忧伤的、悲伤的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达悲伤的程度| unhappy | ➔ | miserable | ➔ | heartbroken | | sad | | | | | | melancholy | | | | | | mournful | | | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆unhappy / sad / miserable / heartbroken about sth◆unhappy / sad / miserable / heartbroken when / that...◆an unhappy / a sad / a miserable / a melancholy / a mournful face◆an unhappy / a sad / a melancholy / a mournful expression◆sad / melancholy / mournful eyes◆to feel unhappy / sad / miserable◆to look unhappy / sad / miserable / mournful◆very unhappy / sad / miserable■ unhappy not happy; showing that you are not happy 不快乐的；难过的；悲伤的◆He grew more unhappy as the years went by.一年年过去，他越来越不快乐了。◆She sounded so unhappy when I left her.我离开她的时候她听上去非常不开心。◆He had an unhappy childhood.他的童年并不快乐。OPP happy ⇨ happy see also unhappiness ⇨ grief ▸ unhappily adverb ◆He sighed unhappily.他难过地叹了口气。■ sad not happy; showing that you are not happy 不快乐的；难过的；悲伤的◆She was still feeling very sad about her father's death.她还在为父亲的死而悲伤。◆We are sad to hear that you are leaving.听说你要走了，我们十分难过。◆He gave a slight, sad smile.他露出一丝苦笑。OPP happy ⇨ happy see also sadness ⇨ grief ▸ sadly adverb ◆She shook her head sadly.她难过地摇了摇头。NOTE 辨析 Unhappy or sad?You usually feel unhappy because of sth that has happened to you; you usually feel sad about sth that has happened to sb else. * unhappy通常指为自己的事难过，sad通常指为别人的事难过◆He grew sadder as the years went by. ◆She was very unhappy about her father's death. A period or experience in your life can be unhappy; sth that you see or hear can be sad. * unhappy可描述自己人生的某段时期或经历，sad可描述看到或听到的事情◆an unhappy childhood / marriage不快乐的童年；不幸福的婚姻◆a sad childhood/marriage ◆sad news不幸的消息◆a sad story悲伤的故事◆unhappy news ◆an unhappy story see also sad ⇨ sad ■ miserable / /ˈmɪzrəbl/ / very unhappy or uncomfortable 悲惨的；痛苦的；可怜的◆We were cold, wet and thoroughly miserable.我们又冷又湿，凄惨极了。◆She knows how to make life miserable for her employees.她知道如何整治她的雇员。OPP cheerful ⇨ cheerful see also misery ⇨ distress ▸ miserably adverb ◆They wandered around miserably in the rain.他们可怜兮兮地在雨中走来走去。■ melancholy /ˈmelənkəli, ˈmelənkɒli; NAmE ˈmelənkɑːli/ (literary) sad, especially over a long period of time and for no obvious reason 忧郁的，悲伤的（尤指长时间且莫名的忧愁）◆He was a tall man with a long, melancholy face.他是个高个子男人，长着一张忧郁的长脸。 see also melancholy ⇨ grief noun ■ mournful /ˈmɔːnfl; NAmE ˈmɔːrnfl/ (written) (especially of how sb looks) sad （尤指某人的神情）忧伤的，悲痛的◆I couldn't bear the mournful look on her face.我受不了她脸上那忧伤的神情。▸ mournfully adverb ◆The dog looked mournfully after its owner.狗悲伤地目送主人离去。■ heartbroken /ˈhɑːtbrəʊkən; NAmE ˈhɑːrtbroʊkən/ extremely sad because of sth that has happened 极为悲伤的；心碎的◆He was heartbroken when she left him.她离开了他，他伤心极了。 see also heartbreak ⇨ grief , heartbreaking ⇨ sad |