| 词组 | unhappy |
| 释义 | sad (about) • sorry (for) • sorrowful • unhappy - We are very sad about your news and hope things are going better for you. (Not *sad for* *sorry for* *sorrowful about*) (= unhappy about) - We were sad/sorry to hear that he had died. (Not * sorrowful* * sorry for hearing*) (i.e. we felt sorrow) (sad expresses a more personal regret; sorry expresses formal or proper sympathy) - I'm sorry for disturbing/I'm sorry to disturb you. (Not *I'm sad for/to*) (= I apologize for) - Why are you looking so sorrowful/sad? (Not *sorry*) (i.e. with a sad expression on your face) - Lizzie had an unhappy childhood because her parents died when she was a baby. (preferable to sad) (unhappiness is more long-lasting; sadness is more temporary) |
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