词组 | sad |
释义 | sad /sæd/ adjective 1. not happy, especially because something unpleasant has happenedverbsbe/feel sad I feel sad that she’s not here any more.look sad You look sad. What’s the matter?seem sad also appear sad formal She always seems so sad.make sb sad It makes me sad to think that he can’t be here with us.nounsa sad look/expression There was a sad look in her eyes.a sad face Why the sad face?sad eyes He was smiling, but his eyes were sad.a sad smile She gave a slight sad smile.a sad voice “I’m always alone on Christmas Day,” he said in a sad voice.a sad day/time/moment This is the saddest day of my life. | When my parents divorced, it was a very sad time for the whole family. | The saddest moment was when my mother started crying.a sad occasion Henry’s funeral was a very sad occasion.a sad life She married a horrible man, and had a very sad life.adverbsterribly/desperately/unbearably sad (=very sad) Emma was desperately sad when her father died.deeply sad (=used when you wish something had not happened) I feel deeply sad for the families who have been affected by the disaster.strangely sad (=sad when this is surprising) I’d won the argument, but felt strangely sad.prepositionssad about sth Tom felt sad about leaving home.sad for sb I feel sad for the children.phrasessadder but wiser (=having learned something from an unpleasant experience) He came out of the relationship sadder but wiser.THESAURUS: sad unhappymarriage | childhood | man | woman | person sad – used especially when this feeling continues for a long time. You can use unhappy about people and periods of time: Mrs Robinson feels trapped in an unhappy marriage. | Sam had an unhappy childhood and his mother was an alcoholic. | He was a strange unhappy man with no friends. | She’s obviously a deeply unhappy person. | I was deeply unhappy at school. | She feels unhappy about her weight and desperately wants to get slim.Sad or unhappy?You use unhappy about a long period of time. You say an unhappy childhood/marriage (not a ‘sad’ one). You usually use sad about a short period – you say a sad moment/occasion/day (not an ‘unhappy’ one).You often use sad when something has just happened, which you did not want: I’m sad that the holiday’s over. You often use unhappy about a feeling that continues for a long time. You say He is unhappy in his job (not ‘he is sad’). homesick sad because you are away from your home, family, and friends: My sister was very homesick when she first went to college.Homesick is not usually used before a noun. gloomymood | atmosphere | expression | thoughts looking or sounding sad and without hope: There was a gloomy mood in the office that day. | He always has a rather gloomy expression on his face. glumsilence | expression | face | mood looking sad and disappointed: They sat in glum silence after the news was announced. | Don’t look so glum! Things aren’t as bad as all that. dejected/downcastexpression looking sad and disappointed because something you hoped for did not happen: His expression was downcast and he said “I wish you could stay longer.” | “I didn’t pass,” she said, looking dejected. | The coach was understandably downcast after the team’s last performance. mournful literarysound | eyes | expression | face | cry looking or sounding sad: They heard the mournful sound of the church bell. | The dog looked at her with his big mournful eyes. wistful literarysmile | expression | look | glance | longing looking a little sad and thoughtful, because you wish that the situation was different: She looked at the young couple with a wistful smile. | “I wish I was going,” he said, with a wistful look out to sea. | Robbie took a wistful glance at her dream house. | In England there is always a wistful longing for the past. down informal feeling sad for a few hours or days, often for no reason: Whenever I’m feeling down, I go out and buy myself some new clothes. | She’s been kind of down since that argument with Jack.Down is not used before a noun.very sad miserabletime | life very sad, especially because you are lonely, cold, ill, or upset – used about people and periods of time: I had a miserable time at college. | Why is my life so miserable? | He sat all alone in his room, feeling thoroughly miserable (=completely miserable). depressed very sad and without hope for a long time, because things are wrong in your life or because of a medical condition: After his wife left him, he became depressed and refused to talk to anyone. | Her husband’s been very depressed since he lost his job.Depressed is much less common before a noun. heartbroken extremely sad because a relationship has ended or someone has died: When Gary left her, she was heartbroken.Heartbroken is not used before a noun. distressedstate | relatives very upset because of something bad that has happened, so that you cannot think clearly: The woman was clearly in a very distressed state. | Distressed relatives waited for news about their loved ones. | She was very distressed when he left her. devastated extremely sad and shocked, because something very bad has happened: The whole town was devastated by the tragedy.Devastated is not used before a noun.ANTONYMS → happy2. making you feel sadnounsa sad story/song/film He listened to her sad story about her awful life. | That was a sad song for a wedding. | Sad films made her cry.a sad ending The book has a very sad ending.sad news I have some sad news to tell you.a sad case It was a sad case – the boy ended up in prison.a sad loss (=after someone dies or leaves) Mr Hay will be a sad loss to the English department.sad memories It brought back some sad memories.a sad sight All these empty seats are a sad sight.the sad truth The sad truth is that this was not an isolated incident.adverbsterribly/desperately/unbearably sad (=very sad) That is such an unbearably sad story.phrasesit is sad It’s always sad when people split up.find it sad (that)... (=think it is sad that) I find it sad that he can’t even remember his own name.the sad thing is... The sad thing is that it’s too late to do anything.it is a sad fact (that)... (=used for saying you are sad that something is true) It is a sad fact that a lot of crime is committed by young people.a sad state of affairs (=a bad situation) This sad state of affairs must not be allowed to continue.be a sad reflection on sth (=show something unpleasant about something) It is a sad reflection on life that it takes suffering to bring people closer together.THESAURUS: sad depressingexperience | place | news | thought | sight | prospect | outlook | situation making you feel that there is nothing to be happy about and not much hope for the future: Walking past the rows of empty shops is a depressing experience. | Hospitals can be depressing places. | The news is all very depressing. | It was a depressing thought that I was getting nowhere. | I find the whole situation so depressing. | The latest sales figures make for depressing reading (=they look depressing). dismalweather | place | day | morning | afternoon | state making you feel unhappy and not at all hopeful. Dismal sounds stronger than depressing and is often used about the weather: She was fed up with the dismal English weather. | The world seemed a sad and dismal place. | It was a dismal grey November morning. | The oil companies have left the area in a dismal state. tragicdeath | accident | events | circumstances | consequences | story | case | loss | history | hero | heroine very sad, and often involving someone’s death: The news of his tragic death stunned everyone. | The princess died in a tragic accident. | The massacre was one of the most tragic events in Poland’s history. | Whatever the tragic consequences of the Iraq war, we must learn from them. | The book tells the tragic story of black slaves torn from their roots in Africa. | The island has a long and tragic history. | Antigone is the play’s tragic heroine. heartbreakingstory | tale | tragedy | news | images | sight | decision making you feel very sad and having a very strong effect on you: The film is a heartbreaking story about a man who loses everything. | The burning villages are a heartbreaking sight. | It was a heartbreaking decision to have to make. | It was heartbreaking to see him wasting his life away on drugs. patheticsight | figure | creature making you feel sadness and sympathy: He was a pathetic sight and his clothes were covered in mud. | She looked at him now, a pathetic and solitary figure.Pathetic is usually used before a noun in this meaning. If you say I think you’re pathetic, that has a very different meaning – it means ‘I have no respect for you at all.’ANTONYMS → happy |
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