nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a sad event, situation etc makes you feel unhappy
nouns
a sad story/song/film
He had listened patiently to his client’s sad story about her awful life.
sad news
It was with great shock that we heard the sad news that he had died.
a sad fact
It’s a sad fact that a significant amount of crime is committed by young people.
the sad truth
The sad truth is that the new law will not deter criminals.
a sad day/time
I’m really disappointed that this happened. It’s a sad day for football.
a sad case
Take the sad case of Gary Marsh, who was badly injured during a match.
a sad ending
The film has a sad ending.
the sad thing (=the sad part of a situation)
The sad thing is that there’s little we can do about the situation now.
THESAURUS
sad not happy 伤心的,难过的,不开心的
She felt sad as she waved goodbye.
她伤心地挥手告别。
a sad and lonely figure
悲伤孤独的身影
a sad face
愁容
a sad film
悲伤的电影
unhappy sad, especially for a long time – used about people and periods of time 〔人或一段时间〕不开心的,不快乐的
I was unhappy at school.
我上学时候不快乐。
an unhappy childhood
不幸的童年
nHe’s obviously a deeply unhappy person.
homesick [not before noun] sad because you are away from your home, family, and friends 想家的,思乡的
She sometimes felt homesick when she first arrived in Japan.
她初到日本时有时会想家。
down [not before noun] informal feeling sad for a few hours or days, often for no reason 〔常常无理由地持续几小时或几天〕情绪低落的,心情不好的
Whenever I’m feeling down, I go out and buy myself some new clothes.
我每次心情不好就出去给自己买几件新衣服。
nShe’s been kind of down since that argument with Jack.
gloomy looking or sounding sad and without hope – used about people, places, and weather 〔人〕消沉的;〔地方〕令人沮丧的;〔天气〕阴沉的
Why are you all looking so gloomy?
你们大家为什么都愁眉苦脸的?
the gloomy immigration office
死气沉沉的移民局办公室
a gloomy afternoon in February
2月里一个阴郁的午后
dejected/downcast looking sad and disappointed because something you hoped for did not happen 垂头丧气的,沮丧失落的
‘I didn’t pass, ’ he said, looking dejected.
“我没有通过。”他说道,看上去垂头丧气的样子。
a downcast expression
沮丧的表情
nHe was understandably downcast after the team’s loss.
mournful especially literary looking or sounding sad 忧伤的,悲痛的
the dog’s big mournful eyes
那狗忧伤的大眼睛
the mournful sound of the church bell
教堂钟声的悲鸣
na mournful expression
nglum looking sad and disappointed
Don’t look so glum! Maybe you’ll win next time.
They sat in glum silence.
nwistful especially literary looking a little sad and thoughtful, because you wish that the situation was different
She looked at him with a wistful smile.
very sad 非常伤心
miserable very sad, especially because you are lonely, cold, ill, or upset – used about people and periods of time 〔人或一段时间〕极不愉快的,痛苦的
I felt miserable and blamed myself for what had happened.
发生了这事,我感到难过而自责。
Her life was miserable.
她的生活非常不幸。
nI had a miserable time at college.
depressed very sad and without hope for a long time, because things are wrong in your life or because of a medicalcondition 〔因生活中的变故或生病而〕沮丧的,消沉的,忧愁的
After his wife left him, he became depressed and refused to talk to anyone.
妻子离开他以后,他变得很消沉,并且拒绝和任何人说话。
heartbroken extremely sad because of something that has happened to someone or something that you care about very much 心碎的,极度悲伤的
She was heartbroken when her dog died.
狗狗死时她心都碎了。
distressed/distraught very upset because of something bad that has happened, so that you cannot think clearly 〔因发生不好的事情而〕苦恼的,忧虑的,心烦意乱的
She was very distressed when he left her.
他离开她之后,她伤心欲绝。
The boy’s hospital bed was surrounded by distraught relatives.
男孩的病床边围着忧心如焚的亲人。
devastated [not before noun] extremely sad and shocked, because something very bad has happened 伤心欲绝的
The whole town was devastated by the tragedy.
这起悲剧事件让全镇的人都很悲痛。
COLLOCATIONS CHECK
sad person/expression/story/song/film
unhappy person/expression/childhood/marriage
gloomy person/expression/place/weather
dejected/downcast person/expression
mournful sound/eyes/expression
Examples from the Corpus
sad• You stayed home waiting for him to call? You are so sad.• It's natural to feel sad about it when your children finally leave home.• She felt sad as she waved goodbye.• Those moments became sadbygones as drivers solemnly filed into Calvary Church, North Carolina's largest.• But one sad day she happened not to be with him and he tracked down a mightyboar.• The day her son left home was one of the saddest days of her life.• I don't like movies with sadendings.• His son Michel is apparently taking over the family trade, and has perfected the sadGallicintonations of his dad.• Don't look so sad! It won't be long until the next holidays.• There was such a sad look in her eyes.• My brothertold us the sadnews.• But an omeletteempty of content was a sadobject.• Fairuz sang a sadsong that made us all feel homesick.• A sadstate of affairs, but it is so.• This sad state of affairs does not have to continue.• It's prettysad that in an Italianrestaurant they can't cookpasta well.• It's very sad that she died before her children grew up.• We missed our families and it was a sad time.• It is sad to go into their offices.• We were very sad to hear about Mrs Humphrey's death.• I was glad to be going home, but sad to leave all my friends.• I felt so sad when I heard about Ronald's death.
sad smile/face/expression etc• Dress your child up in a clownoutfit and paint on a sad face.• He looked up with a sad smile.• The cat had a sad face.• His eyes appraised her face, a lovely face, a sad face - because of him.• What she was to remember most vividly was a sad expression in his eyes.• The sad faces look out longingly at the small figuressilhouetted on the rooftops.• Paul sat beside her, utterly still, a small, sad smile on his face.• A black-haired woman with a long, sad face was inside.
sad time/day/moment etc• It turned out to be an irritating, sad day.• We missed our families and it was a sad time.• He says it's been a sad day, but its also a homecoming.• It was a sad day for boxing.• If they get possession of the Mississippi River, it will be a sad day for the Confederacy.• For consumers like Gore, it will be a sad day if Napster is closed down.• We live in sad times now; the Puritans cutKing Charles's head off last January.• But one sad day she happened not to be with him and he tracked down a mighty boar.
Sad to say• Sad to say , many children fail to appreciate their parents until it's too late.