英语词汇“grief”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

grief

/ɡriːf

noun [mass noun]

1Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death: she was overcome with grief...

She was well known and respected in the area and her death has caused much grief and sorrow.
Sarah wrote her book on coping with grief after the death of her daughter.
Mr Lewis had owned a second-hand shop in Victoria Road, but in his grief after Terry's death he turned to drink.

Synonyms

sorrow, misery, sadness, anguish, pain, distress, agony, torment, affliction, suffering, heartache, heartbreak, broken-heartedness, heaviness of heart, woe, desolation, despondency, dejection, despair, angst, mortification;

mourning, mournfulness, bereavement, lamentation, lament;

remorse, regret, pining

informal blues

literary dolour, dole

1.1 [count noun] An instance or cause of intense sorrow: time heals griefs and quarrels...

The griefs, the sorrows, the disappointments, the struggles, moments of joy and happiness, I wouldn't regret a single one.
The Old Testament itself speaks prophetically of Christ: ‘Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.’
They know each other well, they share their griefs and sorrows.

2 informal Trouble or annoyance: we were too tired to cause any grief...

I am getting constant grief from them about returning to Pattaya for this event.
We've got a bye this weekend, which means I've got a chance to sort out a back problem that has been giving me a bit of grief in recent matches.
It particularly bothers me that they give me even more grief than normal simply if I'm dressed in a tie.

Synonyms

trouble, annoyance, bother, irritation, vexation, harassment, nuisance

informal aggravation, aggro, hassle, headache

Phrases

come to grief

give someone grief

good grief!

Origin

Middle English: from Old French grief, from grever 'to burden' (see grieve¹).

单词	grief
释义	grief /ɡriːf / noun [mass noun] 1Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death: she was overcome with grief... She was well known and respected in the area and her death has caused much grief and sorrow. Sarah wrote her book on coping with grief after the death of her daughter. Mr Lewis had owned a second-hand shop in Victoria Road, but in his grief after Terry's death he turned to drink. Synonyms sorrow, misery, sadness, anguish, pain, distress, agony, torment, affliction, suffering, heartache, heartbreak, broken-heartedness, heaviness of heart, woe, desolation, despondency, dejection, despair, angst, mortification; mourning, mournfulness, bereavement, lamentation, lament; remorse, regret, pining informal blues literary dolour, dole 1.1 [count noun] An instance or cause of intense sorrow: time heals griefs and quarrels... The griefs, the sorrows, the disappointments, the struggles, moments of joy and happiness, I wouldn't regret a single one. The Old Testament itself speaks prophetically of Christ: ‘Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.’ They know each other well, they share their griefs and sorrows. 2 informal Trouble or annoyance: we were too tired to cause any grief... I am getting constant grief from them about returning to Pattaya for this event. We've got a bye this weekend, which means I've got a chance to sort out a back problem that has been giving me a bit of grief in recent matches. It particularly bothers me that they give me even more grief than normal simply if I'm dressed in a tie. Synonyms trouble, annoyance, bother, irritation, vexation, harassment, nuisance informal aggravation, aggro, hassle, headache Phrases come to grief give someone grief good grief! Origin Middle English: from Old French grief, from grever 'to burden' (see grieve¹). Rhymes aperitif, beef, belief, brief, chief, enfeoff, fief, interleaf, leaf, Leif, lief, Mazar-e-Sharif, misbelief, motif, naif, O'Keeffe, reef, seif, Sharif, sheaf, shereef, sportif, Tenerife, thief
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