grief

grief
noun
[mass noun]
  1. deep or intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death
    (尤指某人的亡故造成的)悲伤,悲痛
    she was overcome with grief.
    她极度悲痛。
    ■(informal)trouble or annoyance
    (非正式)麻烦;烦恼
    they won't give you any grief in the next few days.
    接下来的几天他们不会再给你添麻烦。
常用词组
come to grief
  1. have an accident; meet with disaster
    出事故;遭受灾难
    many a ship has come to grief along this shore.
    很多船只都在这一带沿海遇难。
good grief!
  1. an exclamation of surprise or alarm
    [用以表示惊奇或恐慌]哎呀,天哪
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French grief, from grever 'to burden' (see grieve)
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