| 单词 | tragic |
| 释义 | tragic (trædʒɪk ) 1. adjective B2 A tragic event or situation is extremely sad, usually because it involves death or suffering. It was just a tragic accident. ...the tragic loss of so many lives. The circumstances are tragic but we have to act within the law. Synonyms: distressing, shocking, sad, awful tragically (trædʒɪkli ) adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective/adverb] B2 Tragically, she never saw the completed building because she died before it was finished. My father died very suddenly and very tragically. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Tragic is used to refer to tragedy as a type of literature. ...Michael Henchard, the tragic hero of 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'. Collocations: tragic dimension The play's final words do not really have a tragic dimension, then, but come as something of an ecstatic release. The Times Literary Supplement Her unstable, rollercoaster arias - psychologically so revealing - give the show a tragic dimension. Times, Sunday Times His prayer service evoked the tragic dimension of the disaster and touched all present. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In such moments one could forget the ironic framework and appreciate the tragic dimensions of the psychological drama. The Times Literary Supplement Was there anything they could have said or done to avert their tragic outcome? Times, Sunday Times In the sequel there might have been, of course, any number of plots and paths to such a tragic outcome. The Times Literary Supplement Give it a few minutes, and you will be agog, uncertain whether to laugh at its first-person narrator's gullibility or cry at the tragic outcome. Times, Sunday Times Hers claimed none of the agencies had enough information on their own to have acted to 'prevent the tragic outcome'. The Sun The tragic outcome might seem perverse and even silly when considered as part of a supposedly realistic story. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, events take a tragic turn when things get heated. The Sun Her personal life took a tragic turn, however. Times, Sunday Times The tragic turn of events that follows leads this peaceful couple into a quiet nightmare of bitterness, guilt and recrimination. Times, Sunday Times However, events take an unexpected and tragic turn. The Sun We jump back in time to see what led up to this tragic turn of events. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Finding friends online becomes truly tragic when you start paying for it. Times, Sunday Times The case was a 'truly tragic end to a lifetime of public service'. Times, Sunday Times In the tragic finale, this happened to truly tragic consequences, and it was the moment at which the show (for me, anyhow) gave up its moral pretenses. Christianity Today The events are truly tragic and have affected many lives. canada.com Officers said they were treating it as a 'truly tragic accident' but were investigating to establish what happened. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 悲剧的 Japanese: 悲惨な |
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