| 单词 | sad |
| 释义 | sad (sæd ) Word forms: sadder , saddest 1. adjective [oft ADJ that/to-inf] A1 If you are sad, you feel unhappy, usually because something has happened that you do not like. The relationship had been important to me and its loss left me feeling sad and empty. I'm sad that Julie's marriage is on the verge of splitting up. I'd grown fond of our little house and felt sad to leave it. I'm sad about my toys getting burned in the fire. [+ about] Synonyms: unhappy, down, low, blue sadly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] B2 ...a gallant man who will be sadly missed by all his comrades. Judy said sadly, 'He has abandoned me.' sadness uncountable noun B2 It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that I say farewell. Synonyms: unhappiness, sorrow, grief, tragedy 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A1 Sad stories and sad news make you feel sad. ...a desperately humorous, impossibly sad novel. I received the sad news that he had been killed in a motor-cycle accident. Synonyms: tragic, moving, upsetting, dark 3. adjective B1 A sad event or situation is unfortunate or undesirable. It's a sad truth that children are the biggest victims of passive smoking. Synonyms: deplorable, bad, sorry, terrible sadly adverb [usually ADVERB adjective] B2 Sadly, bamboo plants die after flowering. Things are sadly different in Britain. 4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone as sad, you do not have any respect for them and think their behaviour or ideas are ridiculous. [informal, disapproval] ...the obsessive rantings of sad old petrolheads. 5. sad to say phrase [PHRASE with cl] B2 You can use the expression sad to say when you are describing an situation which you find unfortunate. The result, sad to say , is a great disappointment. He died five or six years ago I'm sad to say. SAD (sæd ) uncountable noun SAD is an abbreviation for seasonal affective disorder. SAD has been given a lot of publicity so it is popular to blame such feelings on it. Collocations: sad decline I would pine horribly for the kitchen table, though, and go into a sad decline. Times, Sunday Times She left office 23 years ago and had been in sad decline for a decade. Times, Sunday Times Then came civil war, and the island-hotel's sad decline. Times, Sunday Times His sad decline will now be placed in proper perspective against the pleasure his scintillating talent offered millions. The Sun They are in sad decline on account of the noise and the effect on their habitat and food of these unnecessary machines. Times, Sunday Times They are the real victims of this sad saga. The Sun Time magazine once ran a cover story about 'the sad saga of the world's most disappointing team'. Times, Sunday Times This sad saga was replayed last week. Times, Sunday Times A spokesman for the company called it 'a sad situation' and said the company was still looking into the details of what happened. Times, Sunday Times There are two ways to consider the sad situation you find yourself in. Times, Sunday Times I don't want to just look round and say it's a sad situation. Times, Sunday Times What a difficult and profoundly sad situation you describe here. Times, Sunday Times It's such a sad situation. The Sun It's definitely a sad song, but it's a warming one, too. Times, Sunday Times This will win no new fans - but existing ones will lap up another slow, sad song for the lovesick. The Sun By moving up and down the keys you can make a happy, then a sad song. The Sun That's because, unlike most species, they set up winter territories and defend them with their sweet, sad song. Times, Sunday Times After they finish breeding they maintain a territory for feeding by means of their sweet, sad song. Times, Sunday Times The sad thing is that what gets into the press tends to be disagreement or controversy. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The saddest thing is that these sort of guidelines are often the secret of a successful relationship. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The saddest thing of all is that the military remains highly intolerant of criticism. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The saddest thing is that her only chance is a book about a man who was clearly so unpleasant. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The average wedding reception reveals the sad truth. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But the sad truth is that there are very few outings that call for a flouncy, floor-length, 1,790 white skirt. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It's lovely to see someone who was terribly sad suddenly become happy. Times, Sunday Times It's nostalgic and funny and terrifying and terribly sad all at the same time. Times, Sunday Times I'd forgotten how terribly sad and vibratingly furious these galleries make me. Times, Sunday Times It's hard not to be horribly angry, and terribly sad. Times, Sunday Times But the audience couldn't seem to get past the fact that the backdrop to the story was so terribly sad. Times, Sunday Times Make it five or six and this would be an institution that it would be truly sad to lose. Times, Sunday Times Whether the book's love story proves truly sad will be for the reader to discover. Times, Sunday Times The final chapter of his life was truly sad. Times, Sunday Times It was an unbearably sad end to one of pop music's most brilliant careers. Times, Sunday Times They are all searingly direct, and alternately unbearably sad or horrifying. Times, Sunday Times It's an unbearably sad story. Times, Sunday Times It was almost unbearably sad. Times, Sunday Times He said the case was 'unbearably sad' and the parents were in 'agony'. The Sun Knowing we've got so much love to give makes me unbelievably sad. The Sun I'm unbelievably sad and it's one of the more tragic days. The Sun He had always been fun and outgoing, but now he was withdrawn and just so unbelievably sad. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 悲伤的 Japanese: 悲しい |
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