| 单词 | sorry |
| 释义 | sorry (once / 81 pages) adj To be sorry is to feel regret or feel bad about something — usually something you did. "I'm sorry" is an apology. If you're feeling sorry about something, then you're feeling a combination of sadness and regret. You can be sorry for things you did, and you can also be sorry for bad things that happen to other people that don't involve you. At a funeral, people say "I'm sorry for your loss." The word sorry can also be used as an adjective to mean shoddy or crappy, as in "That is one sorry excuse!" WORD FAMILYsorry: sorrier, sorriest, sorrily, sorriness USAGE EXAMPLESSorry, I can’t hear you, the ushers are ringing the bell. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “I’m sorry for it. When you are full of adrenaline, things happen that you don’t perceive. I will try to behave differently in the future.” The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) “Sorry, I’ve been advised not to discuss my existential status.” The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone Syn|Ant bad, regretful penitent, repentant feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds unregretful, unregretting feeling no regret 2adj without merit a sorry horse a sorry excuse Syn good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good worthless lacking in usefulness or value 3adj bad; unfortunate a sorry state of affairs Syn deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad bad having undesirable or negative qualities 4adj causing dejection Syn blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim cheerless, depressing, uncheerful causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy |
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