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tragedy

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Related topics: Literature, Theatre
tra·ge·dy /ˈtrædʒədi/ ●●○ noun (plural tragedies)  
1 [countableC, uncountableU]DISASTER a very sad event, that shocks people because it involves death 悲剧性事件,惨剧,惨案
 The tragedy happened as they were returning home from a night out.
悲剧发生在他们夜里外出归来的路上。
 Tragedy struck the family when their two-year-old son was killed in an accident.
悲剧降临到这个家庭,他们两岁的儿子在一次事故中丧生。
2 [countableC] informalDISASTER something that seems very sad and unnecessary because something will be wasted, lost, or harmed 〔因浪费、失去或伤害而造成的〕不幸,遗憾
 It’s a tragedy to see so much talent going to waste.
看着如此才华白白浪费,真是可惜。
3
a) [countableC]ALAPT a serious play or book that ends sadly, especially with the death of the main character 悲剧(作品) comedy
 ‘Hamlet’ is one of Shakespeare’s best known tragedies.
《哈姆雷特》是莎士比亚最著名的悲剧之一。
b) [uncountableU]ALAPT this type of play or book 悲剧〔指文学体裁〕
 an actor specializing in tragedy
一名专演悲剧的演员
nCOLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a terrible/great tragedy
His death is a terrible tragedy for his family.
an awful/appalling tragedy (=very unpleasant and shocking)
This is an appalling tragedy which will haunt us for the rest of our lives.
a personal tragedy
He suffered a great personal tragedy two years ago when his son died suddenly.
a human tragedy
The UN wants to see an end to the conflict and the human tragedy involved.
verbs
a tragedy happens/occurs
The tragedy happened shortly before 5pm on Saturday.
a tragedy unfolds
When you visit the country, you begin to appreciate the size of the tragedy that is unfolding.
tragedy strikes (=happens suddenly)
Just when it looked as though everything would turn out right, tragedy struck and Jenny developed a fatal illness.
end in tragedy
The all-night fishing trip ended in tragedy for the four men after their boat ran aground.
avert/avoid a tragedy (=prevent it from happening)
The owners could have done something to avert the tragedy.
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Origin tragedy
(1300-1400) Old French tragedie, from Latin, from Greek tragoidia, probably from tragos goat + aeidein to sing
tra·ge·dy nounn COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3508 COCA: 2883
tragedy

noun¹

1event/situation that causes great sadness悲慘事件;悲慘狀況ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAGEDY | TRAGEDY + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEabsolute, appalling, awful, big, enormous, great, horrible, horrific, major, real, terrible, unspeakable十足的悲劇;可怕的悲劇;巨大的悲劇;可怕得無法形容的悲劇family, human, personal, private家庭悲劇;人類悲劇;個人悲劇national國家悲劇recent最近發生的悲劇VERB + TRAGEDYend in以悲劇結尾A family's outing ended in tragedy when their boat capsized.一家人出遊,結果船翻了,以一場悲劇告終。be dogged by, experience, face, suffer屢遭悲劇;遭受不幸cause造成悲劇We don't know what caused the tragedy.我們不知道是什麼造成了悲劇。avert, avoid, prevent避免悲劇;防止悲劇overcome走出悲劇survive經受住悲劇see, witness看到/見證悲劇exploit利用悲劇TRAGEDY + VERBbefall sb, happen, occur, strike (sb)悲劇降臨到某人身上;悲劇發生(在某人身上)Tragedy struck when their eight-year-old daughter was knocked down by a car.悲劇發生,他們 8 歲的女兒被車撞了。unfold悲劇展開She had seen the tragedy unfold.她看到了悲劇一步步展開。affect sb/sth, touch sb悲劇影響⋯/觸動某人PREPOSITIONtragedy for sb對某人而言是個悲劇The closure of the factory is a tragedy for the whole community.工廠的關閉是整個社區的悲劇。
tragedy

noun²

2serious play with a sad ending悲劇作品ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAGEDY ADJECTIVEclassical, Greek, Jacobean, Shakespearean古典/希臘/英王詹姆斯一世時期的/莎士比亞悲劇revenge復仇悲劇VERB + TRAGEDYwrite寫悲劇
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3508 COCA: 2883
tragedy noun
crisis (tragedy strikes) play (a Greek tragedy)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3508 COCA: 2883

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