grief
[gri:f] noun countable or uncountable
IMPROVER
■very great sadness, especially at the death of someone （尤指某人之死引起的）悲痛，悲伤，悲哀•Her grief at her son's death was terrible.丧子之痛使她肝肠寸断。 •Newspapers should not intrude on people's private grief.报纸不应再去侵扰那些正承受丧亲之痛的人们。 •newspaper pictures of grief -stricken relatives报纸上刊登的悲痛欲绝的亲属的照片 come to grief
■to suddenly fail in what you are doing, often because you have an accident （常因事故而突然）惨遭失败；遭受不幸•The Italian champion was in second position when he came to grief on the third lap.跑到第三圈时，处在第二位置上的义大利卫冕冠军突然马失前蹄。 give sb grief informal
■to criticize someone angrily 怒斥（某人）；责骂（某人）
get grief informal
■to be criticized angrily 被怒斥；挨骂•I got a load of grief off Esther because I was ten minutes late.我因为迟到十分钟被埃丝特臭骂一顿。 |