| 单词 | sorry |
| 释义 | ldoce_750_zsor·ry /ˈsɒri $ ˈsɑːri, ˈsɔːri/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective (comparative sorrier, superlative sorriest) 1 sorry/I’m sorry spoken a) SORRY/APOLOGIZEused to tell someone that you wish you had not done something that has affected them badly, hurt them etc 对不起，很抱歉〔用于表示歉意〕 I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. 非常抱歉，我不是有意要伤害你的感情。 ‘Matt, stop doing that!’ ‘Sorry!’ “马特，别那么做！”“对不起！” I’m sorry, did I step on your foot? 对不起，我踩到你的脚了吗？sorry (that) I’m sorry I’m late – the traffic was terrible. 很抱歉我迟到了，路上堵得厉害。sorry about something Sorry about the mess – I’ll clean it up. 对不起弄得乱七八糟，我会打扫干净的。sorry for (doing) something I’m sorry for making such a fuss. 我这样大惊小怪的，真是不好意思。 Sorry to bother you, but what was the address again? 对不起麻烦你了，再说一下那个地址好吗？ b) used as a polite way of introducing disappointing information or a piece of bad news 很遗憾，对不起〔用于礼貌地引出令人失望的信息或坏消息〕 I’m sorry, but all the flights to Athens are fully booked. 很遗憾，所有飞往雅典的航班都订满了。 c) used when you have said something that is not correct, and want to say something that is correct 对不起，应该是〔用于纠正自己说错的话〕 Turn right – sorry left – at the traffic lights. 到红绿灯向右拐——对不起，是向左拐。 d) used when you refuse an offer or request 不好意思，对不起〔用于拒绝别人的提议或请求〕 ‘Are you coming to lunch?’ ‘Sorry, no. I’ve got to finish this work.’ “你来吃午饭吗？”“不好意思，不行，我得把这工作做完。” ‘I’ll give you $50 for it.’ ‘Sorry, no deal.’ “我出 50 美元买下它。” “对不起，不行。” e) used when you disagree with someone, or tell someone that they have done something wrong 很遗憾，很抱歉〔用于表示不同意某人或告诉某人他们做错了某事〕 I’m sorry, but I find that very hard to believe, Miss Brannigan. 对不起，布兰尼根小姐，我觉得那令人难以置信。2 ashamed 惭愧的 [not before noun]REGRET/FEEL SORRY feeling ashamed or unhappy about something bad you have done 〔因做了坏事而感到〕惭愧的，歉疚的，过意不去的sorry for something She was genuinely sorry for what she had done. 她为自己所做的事真诚地感到歉疚。sorry (that) Casey was sorry he’d gotten so angry. 凯西为自己大发脾气而感到愧疚。say (you are) sorry (=tell someone that you feel bad about hurting them, causing problems etc) 道歉，说抱歉 It was probably too late to say sorry, but she would try anyway. 道歉也许太晚了，但不管怎样她还是想道个歉。n3. → sorry?4 FEELING PITY 感到惋惜be/feel sorry for somebody SYMPATHIZEto feel pity or sympathy for someone because something bad has happened to them or because they are in a bad situation 为某人难过，替某人感到惋惜 I’ve got no sympathy for him, but I feel sorry for his wife. 我并不同情他，但我为他妻子感到惋惜。 Tina was sorry for her. She seemed so lonely. 蒂娜为她感到难过，她看起来是那么孤独。feel sorry for yourself (=feel unhappy and pity yourself) 自我怜悯 It’s no good feeling sorry for yourself. It’s all your own fault. 你自怨自艾没有用，这都是你自己的过错。5 sad/disappointed 伤心/失望的 [not before noun]DISAPPOINTED feeling sad about a situation, and wishing it were different 后悔的，懊悔的；难过的sorry (that) Brigid was always sorry she hadn’t kept up her piano lessons. 布里吉德一直后悔没有坚持上钢琴课。sorry to do something We were sorry to miss your concert. 我们很遗憾没有去听你的音乐会。 I won’t be sorry to leave this place. 我不会后悔离开这个地方。sorry to hear/see/learn I was sorry to hear about your accident. 听到你出了事我感到很难过。sorry about I’m so sorry about your father (=sorry something bad has happened to him). 我为你父亲感到难过。6 you’ll be sorry spokenREGRET/FEEL SORRY used to tell someone that they will soon wish they had not done something, especially because someone will be angry or punish them 你会后悔的 You’ll be sorry when your dad hears about this. 等你爸知道这件事，你就要后悔了。7 I’m sorry to say (that) spokenDISAPPOINTED used to say that you are disappointed that something has happened 很遗憾，真叫人失望 I wrote several times but they never replied, I’m sorry to say. 我给他们写了好几封信，可是他们从不回信，真叫人失望。8 very bad 很糟的 [only before noun]BAD very bad, especially in a way that makes you feel pity or disapproval 很糟的；可怜的，可悲的 the sorry state of the environment 糟糕的环境状况 It’s a sorry state of affairs when an old lady has to wait 12 hours to see a doctor. 一个老太太看病要等上12个小时，这情形很可悲。 the sorry sight of so many dead animals 大量动物尸体的悲惨景象 This whole sorry episode (=bad thing that happened) shows just how incompetent the government has become. 这一可悲事件反映出政府变得多么无能。 → better safe than sorry at safe1(10)n GRAMMAR: Patterns with sorry• You are sorry about something bad that has happened: I’m sorry about what I said.I’m sorry about your car (=sorry that your car has been damaged).• You are sorry for the delay, the inconvenience, or the trouble: The next train will arrive in 12 minutes. We are sorry for the delay.• You are sorry for doing something bad: I’m sorry for upsetting you.• You are sorry that you did something or sorry that something happened: I’m sorry that I can’t come. ‘That’ can be omitted: I’m sorry you didn’t get the job. ✗Don’t say: I’m sorry for I can’t come.• If you are sorry to do something, it makes you sad to do it: I’ll be sorry to leave this place. 我不会后悔离开这个地方。 ✗Don’t say: I’ll be sorry for leaving this place.5 FREQUENCY 使用频率Examples from the Corpussorry• Oh, sorry, am I sitting in your chair?• Later he was sorry, and much later he was appreciative.• Sorry, but that part is out of stock.• Well, I'm sorry, but to me, drugs are just not funny.• This whole sorry episode shows just how bad things have become.• But I can't feel sorry for him.• I feel sorry for the besotted, exhausted businessmen, but it is the schoolkids on the train who break my heart.• I am sorry Ma has missed this, she would have been proud of me.• The whole thing was a sorry spectacle.• Sir Oliver is sorry to hear that; but would he not be too smartly dressed to look like a money-lender?• Jim Maier was sorry to see him go.• Turn in your pink form - sorry, your green form - by tomorrow.say (you are) sorry• I always want to say sorry.• I want you to say you are sorry again to Jerb.• Everybody says sorry and life goes on - it's that banal.• The Church says sorry ... but vicar in graveyard row sticks to his guns.• He said that while he deeply regretted the past he could not say sorry for the actions of others.• In his clumsy, fumbling way he needed to say sorry for what had happened at the club the night before.• He don't say sorry or nothing, even though he did it quite hard.sorry about• We're sorry about all the mess, Mom.• Sorry about that. I'll buy you a new one.sorry episode• Tories now fear, however, that the whole sorry episode has damaged the Prime Minister too.• I still have the entire documentation of this sorry episode in my archive.nsorry?spokenREPEAT used to ask someone to repeat something that you have not heard properly 你说什么？〔用于请某人重复你没有听清楚的话〕 SYN pardon Sorry? What was that again? 什么？再说一遍好吗？ ‘Want a drink?’ ‘Sorry?’ ‘I said, would you like a drink?’ “想喝一杯吗？”“什么？”“我是说，你想不想喝一杯？”Examples from the Corpussorry?• Sorry? What was the last point?Origin sorry Old English sarig, from sar ( → SORE1); influenced by sorrow)sor·ry adjective →n GRAMMAR1 →5 FREQUENCY1sorry?LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable Corpus tell not to used had someone wish you you that done |
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