sad
英 [sæd]
美 [sæd]
adj. 悲哀的; 难过的; 显得悲哀的; 令人悲哀的; 让人难过的; 让人无法接受的; 该受责备(或批评)的
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.2373 / COCA.2145
同义词辨析
sadbluebroken-hearteddistressedmiserablesorrowfulunhappywretched【导航词义：悲哀的，不愉快的】
sadadj. 伤心的，使人难过的
〔辨析〕
最普通用词，尤指因发生了令人不愉快的事情而感到难过的、悲伤的。
〔例证〕
She was very sad to hear that he would live in another city.
听说他将去另外一个城市生活，她非常难过。
There was a sad expression on his face.
他脸上的表情很忧伤。
She gave me a sad look.
她伤心地看了我一眼。
听说他将去另外一个城市生活，她非常难过。
There was a sad expression on his face.
他脸上的表情很忧伤。
She gave me a sad look.
她伤心地看了我一眼。
blueadj. 〈非正式〉忧郁的，沮丧的
〔辨析〕
指心情低落的，或觉得没有希望的，只作表语。
〔例证〕
Hans was blue over his dismissal.
汉斯因被解雇而情绪低落。
He felt blue when he reread Mary's letters.
他重读玛丽的那些信时，心情很不好。
汉斯因被解雇而情绪低落。
He felt blue when he reread Mary's letters.
他重读玛丽的那些信时，心情很不好。
broken-heartedadj. 伤心的，心碎的
〔辨析〕
尤指因所爱之人死去或离去而感到极度悲伤的。
〔例证〕
She was broken-hearted when she heard that her husband was killed in an accident.
听说丈夫遭遇车祸身亡时，她心都碎了。
He was broken-hearted when she decided to leave.
她决定离他而去，他伤心至极。
听说丈夫遭遇车祸身亡时，她心都碎了。
He was broken-hearted when she decided to leave.
她决定离他而去，他伤心至极。
distressedadj. 苦恼的，忧虑的
〔辨析〕
指某种不好的事情、行为、消息等使人感到痛苦而烦恼的。
〔例证〕
His stealing made his mother deeply distressed.
他的偷窃行为使他母亲非常苦恼。
I was distressed to learn about that.
得悉此事我感到担心。
他的偷窃行为使他母亲非常苦恼。
I was distressed to learn about that.
得悉此事我感到担心。
miserableadj. 极不愉快的，痛苦的
〔辨析〕
多指因孤单、寒冷或遭受恶劣对待而极不愉快的。
〔例证〕
He has been so miserable since his wife's death.
自从妻子去世后，他十分痛苦。
Her boyfriend stood her up, so she spent the weekend feeling miserable.
男朋友放了她的鸽子，因此她那个周末心情很糟糕。
自从妻子去世后，他十分痛苦。
Her boyfriend stood her up, so she spent the weekend feeling miserable.
男朋友放了她的鸽子，因此她那个周末心情很糟糕。
sorrowfuladj. 〈文〉悲伤的，伤心的
〔辨析〕
多指因丧失亲人等而悲伤的。
〔例证〕
We heard a sorrowful love song.
我们听到了一首悲怆的恋歌。
A funeral is a sorrowful occasion.
葬礼是令人悲伤的场合。
He was often absent and sorrowful.
他常常心不在焉，愁眉苦脸。
我们听到了一首悲怆的恋歌。
A funeral is a sorrowful occasion.
葬礼是令人悲伤的场合。
He was often absent and sorrowful.
他常常心不在焉，愁眉苦脸。
unhappyadj. 痛苦的，不快乐的
〔辨析〕
多指因日常生活中遇到不如意之事而感到不愉快的，侧重指心理状态，即精神上不快的或失望的。
〔例证〕
Diana's parents had an unhappy marriage.
黛安娜的父母有一段痛苦的婚姻。
He has great power and wealth, but is still unhappy.
他颇有权势，也非常富有，但依然并不快乐。
If you're so unhappy, why not leave him?
如果你这么不开心，为什么不离开他呢？
黛安娜的父母有一段痛苦的婚姻。
He has great power and wealth, but is still unhappy.
他颇有权势，也非常富有，但依然并不快乐。
If you're so unhappy, why not leave him?
如果你这么不开心，为什么不离开他呢？
wretchedadj. 不愉快的，难受的
〔辨析〕
多指因疾病、忧伤等而造成不幸的或痛苦的，可从外表上看出失望、沮丧等神情，令人同情。
〔例证〕
She was wondering why he looked so wretched.
她想搞清楚为什么他看起来如此愁眉苦脸的。
She felt wretched about the way things had turned out.
事情落了这么个结局，她感到很难受。
她想搞清楚为什么他看起来如此愁眉苦脸的。
She felt wretched about the way things had turned out.
事情落了这么个结局，她感到很难受。
牛津词典
adj.
- 不快乐 unhappy
- 悲哀的；难过的；显得悲哀的
unhappy or showing unhappiness- We are very sad to hear that you are leaving.
听说你要走了，我们十分难过。 - I was sad that she had to go.
知道她得走了，我心里很难过。 - She looked sad and tired.
她看上去又伤心又疲惫。 - I felt terribly sad about it.
我对此深感遗憾。 - He gave a slight, sad smile.
他露出一丝苦笑。 - The divorce left him sadder and wiser (= having learned from the unpleasant experience) .
离婚使他痛苦，也使他长了心眼儿。
- We are very sad to hear that you are leaving.
- 令人悲哀的；让人难过的
that makes you feel unhappy- a sad story
悲伤的故事 - It was sad to see them go.
看着他们离去，真让人难过。 - It is sad that so many of his paintings have been lost.
他的画作有很多已经失传了，真可惜。 - We had some sad news yesterday.
昨天我们听到一些不幸的消息。 - He's a sad case─his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her.
他是个不幸的人——去年死了老婆，而没她他好像就过不下去。 - Sad to say (= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished.
可惜那座房子现在已经拆了。
让人无法接受 unacceptable - a sad story
- 让人无法接受的；该受责备（或批评）的
unacceptable; deserving blame or criticism- a sad state of affairs
糟糕的局面 - It's a sad fact that many of those killed were children.
让人难以接受的是遇难者中很多是孩子。
乏味 boring - a sad state of affairs
- 乏味的；过时的
boring or not fashionable- You sad old man.
你这糟老头子。 - You'd have to be sad to wear a shirt like that.
你穿着那样的衬衣显得老气。
状况不佳 in poor condition - You sad old man.
- 状况不佳的
in poor condition- The salad consisted of a few leaves of sad-looking lettuce.
色拉就是几片生菜的残叶。
- The salad consisted of a few leaves of sad-looking lettuce.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 悲哀的;悲伤的;伤心的
If you aresad, 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...
这份感情对我很重要，失去它让我感到悲伤而又空虚。 - I'm sad that Julie's marriage is on the verge of splitting up...
朱莉的婚姻濒临破裂，我为此感到难过。 - I'd grown fond of our little house and felt sad to leave it...
我已经慢慢喜欢上了我们的小屋，要离开它让我很伤心。 - I'm sad about my toys getting burned in the fire.
我的玩具在这场火中付之一炬，这令我很难过。
- The relationship had been important to me and its loss left me feeling sad and empty...
- ADJ-GRADED (故事、消息)凄惨的,可悲的,令人难过的
Sadstories andsadnews make you feel sad.- ...a desperately humorous, impossibly sad novel...
极其幽默诙谐又令人无比感伤的小说 - I received the sad news that he had been killed in a motorcycle accident.
我得知了这个不幸的消息，说他在一场摩托车事故中丧生。
- ...a desperately humorous, impossibly sad novel...
- ADJ-GRADED (事件、境况)不幸的,令人遗憾的
Asadevent or situation is unfortunate or undesirable.- It's a sad truth that children are the biggest victims of passive smoking.
不幸的事实是，儿童是被动吸烟的最大受害者。
- It's a sad truth that children are the biggest victims of passive smoking.
- ADJ-GRADED 可悲的;荒唐的
If you describe someone assad, you do not have any respect for them and think their behaviour or ideas are ridiculous.- ...sad old bikers and youngsters who think that Jim Morrison is God.
把吉姆·莫里森奉作神明的一些荒唐可悲的摩托车老手和年轻人
- ...sad old bikers and youngsters who think that Jim Morrison is God.
- PHRASE 可惜的是;很遗憾
You can use the expressionsad to saywhen you are describing an situation which you find unfortunate.- How does a suffering alcoholic get into one of these hospitals? Sad to say, there are not very many of them around...
一个受酒瘾折磨的酗酒者怎样才能进入这样一家医院呢？很遗憾，这种医院并不多。 - He died five or six years ago I'm sad to say.
很遗憾，他在五六年前去世了。
- How does a suffering alcoholic get into one of these hospitals? Sad to say, there are not very many of them around...
双语例句
- You should have seen him when he first came out — it was so sad
你真应该看看他第一次出现时的样子，真让人难过。 - It's a sad truth that children are the biggest victims of passive smoking.
不幸的事实是，儿童是被动吸烟的最大受害者。 - It makes me so sad when I see young people begging or sleeping rough on the streets.
我看到年轻人沿街乞讨、露宿街头，心里会非常难过。 - It's a sad indictment of society that policemen are regarded as easy targets by thugs.
警察很容易就成了暴徒下手袭击的对象，这是一个社会的悲哀。 - I'm sad about my toys getting burned in the fire.
我的玩具在这场火中付之一炬，这令我很难过。 - He died five or six years ago I'm sad to say.
很遗憾，他在五六年前去世了。 - I'd grown fond of our little house and felt sad to leave it
我已经慢慢喜欢上了我们的小屋，要离开它让我很伤心。 - Your article brought back sad memories for me
你的文章使我想起了伤心的往事。 - How can anyone look sad at an occasion like this?
在这样的场合怎么会有人显得忧伤呢？ - She looked more sad than in pain
她看起来更多的是悲伤，而不是疼痛。