新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

sorry

英  [ˈsɒri]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • sorrier , sorriest

    1遗憾的 , 悲伤的

    If you are sorry about a situation, you feel regret, sadness, or disappointment about it.

    双语例句

    例:

    She was very sorry about all the trouble she'd caused.

    她为自己引起了那么多麻烦而感到非常抱歉。

    例:

    I'm sorry he's gone.

    他为他的离去感到惋惜。

    2同情的

    If you feel sorry for someone who is unhappy or in an unpleasant situation, you feel sympathy and sadness for them.

    双语例句

    例:

    I felt sorry for him and his colleagues – it must have been so frustrating for them.

    我很同情他和他的同事们–这对他们来说肯定是非常令人沮丧的。

    3(自我)怜悯的

    You say that someone is feeling sorry for themselves when you disapprove of the fact that they keep thinking unhappily about their problems, rather than trying to be cheerful and positive.

    双语例句

    例:

    What he must not do is to sit around at home feeling sorry for himself.

    他万万不可闷在家里自艾自怜。

    4(处境)可怜的 , (状态)糟糕的

    If someone or something is in a sorry state, they are in a bad state, mentally or physically.

    双语例句

    例:

    The fire left Kuwait's oil industry in a sorry state.

    大火使科威特的石油工业陷入糟糕的境地。

    CONVENTION. 习惯表达
  • 1对不起

    You say 'Sorry' or 'I'm sorry' as a way of apologizing to someone for something that you have done which has upset them or caused them difficulties, or when you bump into them accidentally.

    双语例句

    例:

    'We're all talking at the same time.'—'Yeah. Sorry.'

    “我们俩在同时说话。” “呃,对不起。”

    例:

    Sorry I took so long.

    对不起,我耽误了这么长时间。

    例:

    I'm really sorry if I said anything wrong.

    如果我说错了什么,那真的十分抱歉。

    2抱歉(用于表示不同意或不好的消息)

    You use I'm sorry or sorry as an introduction when you are telling a person something that you do not think they will want to hear, for example when you are disagreeing with them or giving them bad news.

    双语例句

    例:

    No, I'm sorry, I can't agree with you.

    不,抱歉,我不同意你的看法。

    例:

    'I'm sorry,' he told the estate agent, 'but we really must go now.'

    “对不起,”他对房地产经纪人说,“但我们的确要走了。”

    3很难过

    You say 'I'm sorry' to express your regret and sadness when you hear sad or unpleasant news.

    双语例句

    例:

    'I'm afraid he's ill.'—'I'm sorry to hear that.'

    “恐怕他病了。” “真是遗憾。”

    4抱歉(请求再讲一遍)

    You say 'Sorry?' when you have not heard something that someone has said and you want them to repeat it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Once or twice I heard her muttering, but when I said, 'Sorry? What did you say?' she didn't respond.

    有一两次我听见她在嘀嘀咕咕,但当我说“抱歉? 你说什么?”时,她却没有回答。

    5抱歉(用于说话时自我纠正)

    You use sorry when you correct yourself and use different words to say what you have just said, especially when what you say the second time does not use the words you would normally choose to use.

    双语例句

    例:

    Barcelona will be hoping to bring the trophy back to Spain (sorry, Catalonia) for the first time.

    巴塞罗那将有望首次把奖杯捧回西班牙--抱歉,是捧回加泰洛尼亚。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • I'm sorry to say

    1很遗憾

    You use the expression I'm sorry to say to express regret together with disappointment or disapproval.

    双语例句

    例:

    I've only done half of it, I'm sorry to say.

    很遗憾,我只完成了一半。

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