come to grief• But out of sight at the other end of the course, Mr Hill had also come to grief.• She'd come to grief acting like that, but not from him.• This is often far from the case and many a combination has come to grief at the very last fence.• Far from remaining a hero, he came to grief.• The reductivist enterprise thus inevitably comes to grief, and it is not altogethersurprising that it does.• When it comes to that interestingpastime, most members of most speciescome to grief.• Then might not the rotting stump of the tree split under their weight and they come to grief?
5.give somebody griefinformalCRITICIZE to criticize someone in an annoying way 数落[责备]某人
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give somebody grief• Frank always gives me grief about my sloppy handwriting.
You’ll save yourself a lot of grief if you check the measurements first.
如果你先核实尺寸,就可以省去不少麻烦。
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grief• This will only bring about grief for what do we really know about ourselves or some one else?• The oil caused enough grief in Scapa Flow at the time.• She'd thought it was Anna, snuffling in her sleep or from grief.• We didn't say much, but his grief was obvious.• Whatever pangs of grief and guilt and shame Emilia might suffer had remained lockedinside her, an unapproachablewound.• Tomorrow, he decided, he must press her to a full disclosure of the griefharboured in her heart.• It is his own mind's way of coping with the grief, and he knows it.• Thousands of people sent floraltributes as an expression of their grief.• When my child died I might have given way to grief as I loved him very much.• All the boy knew in that circumstance was grief and worry and surprise and rage.• He was overcome with grief when his wife died.
grief over/at• Acutegrief at the death of one parent may inhibit a family for caring for the survivingspouse.• He neither showed nor expressed any grief at this regrettabledevelopment.• And if you gave them any grief at all, they said they would just kick her out.• Her grief at his death was deep and sincere.• Let's consider multiplegrief over time first.• Has there been an outpouring of grief at the horrific way they died?• This is often far from the case and many a combination has come to grief at the very last fence.
Origingrief
(1200-1300)Old Frenchgref, from Latingravis; → GRAVE1
ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRIEF | GRIEF + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deep, great, inconsolable, intense, overwhelming, real深切的/巨大的/劇烈的/強烈的/莫大的/真正的悲痛▸➤personal, private個人的悲傷;內心的悲痛◇I felt awkward at intruding on their private grief.我為觸到他們內心的傷心事而感到十分尷尬。➤public公眾的悲傷➤unresolved (especially NAmE) 無法排解的悲傷VERB + GRIEF➤be consumed by, be consumed with, be overcome by, be overcome with, be stricken with, experience, feel悲傷不已;無法抑制悲傷;悲痛欲絕◇Her parents were stricken with grief.她的父母悲痛欲絕。➤express, show表現出悲痛➤cause使傷心▸➤die from, die of傷心而死▸➤come to terms with, cope with, deal with, overcome克制傷痛;療傷;克服傷痛◇They are still struggling to come to terms with their grief.他們仍在努力克制他們的悲傷。➤understand理解悲傷◇She understood my grief because she too had lost a child.因為也曾失去孩子,所以她懂得我的傷痛。➤share分擔悲痛◇He feels that he can't share his grief with anyone.他覺得不能讓任何人分擔他的悲痛。GRIEF + NOUN➤counselling/counseling, counsellor/counselor (both especially NAmE) 哀傷咨詢;哀傷咨詢師➤process, reaction悲傷的過程/反應PREPOSITION➤grief at對⋯的悲傷之情◇Children can feel real grief at the loss of a pet.小孩子會為失去寵物而十分悲傷。➤grief for⋯導致的悲傷◇her grief for her dead husband她的喪夫之痛➤grief over因⋯導致的悲傷◇grief over the loss of a friend's life朋友離世帶來的悲痛PHRASES➤a feeling of grief, a sense of grief悲傷之情
➡ 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。OPPjoy ⇨ joy, joy ⇨ pleasure see also grieve ⇨ mourn■sadness [uncountable, singular] (ratherformal) 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。OPPhappiness ⇨ satisfaction see also sad ⇨ sad, sad ⇨ unhappy1■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。OPPsatisfaction ⇨ satisfaction see also regret ⇨ guiltnoun▸regret
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(-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。OPPhappiness ⇨ satisfaction see also unhappy ⇨ unhappy1■sorrow [uncountable, countable] (ratherformal) 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。OPPjoy ⇨ pleasure■melancholyˈmelənkəli, ˈmelənkɒli; NAmEˈmelənkɑːli [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 ⇨ unhappyadj.1■heartacheˈhɑːteɪk; NAmEˈhɑːrteɪk [uncountable, countable] (ratherinformal) 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。■heartbreakˈhɑːtbreɪk; NAmEˈhɑːrtbreɪk [uncountable, countable] (ratherinformal) 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 ⇨ unhappy1