mourn UK [mɔ:n] US [mɔ:rn] verb intransitive or transitive ■to feel or express great sadness, especially because of someone's death (尤指因某人的亡故而)哀悼,悲伤•Queen Victoria mourned Prince Albert/Prince Albert's death for 40 years.维多利亚女王为亚伯特亲王的去世服丧40年。 •She was still mourning for her brother.她还在悼念她的哥哥。 •They mourned the passing of traditional folk dancing (= felt sad because it had stopped existing).他们为传统民间舞蹈的消亡而感到痛心。 |