单词 | grief |
释义 | grief grief /ɡriːf/ noun [C or U] B2 very great sadness, especially at the death of someone: » Her grief at her son's death was terrible.» Newspapers should not intrude on people's private grief.» newspaper pictures of grief-stricken relativesThesaurus+: ↑Remembering people who have diedThesaurus+: ↑Sadness and regretcome to griefF0 to suddenly fail in what you are doing, often because you have an accident: » The Italian champion was in second position when he came to grief on the third lap.Thesaurus+: ↑Failing and doing badlygive sb grief INFORMALF0 to criticize someone angrily Thesaurus+: ↑Chastising and rebukingget grief INFORMALF0 to be criticized angrily: » I got a load of grief off Esther because I was ten minutes late.Thesaurus+: ↑Disapproving and criticizing , ↑Damaging reputation• • • Extra Examples:» Huge crowds followed the funeral procession in a public demonstration of grief.» She couldn't cope with the grief she felt inside.» His death at the age of 35 has occasioned an outpouring of grief.» My father is a stoic by nature and found it hard to express his grief when my mother died.» The whole village was united in their grief. |
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