| 词组 | tragedy |
| 释义 | tragedy /ˈtrædʒədi, ˈtrædʒɪdi/ noun a very sad event that involves a lot of sufferingadjectives/nouns + tragedya terrible/great tragedy His death is a terrible tragedy for his family.an awful/appalling tragedy (=very unpleasant and shocking) This is an appalling tragedy which will affect us for the rest of our lives.a personal tragedy (=affecting a particular person) He suffered a great personal tragedy two years ago when his son died suddenly.a human/humanitarian tragedy (=affecting large numbers of people) The UN wants to see an end to the conflict and the human tragedy involved.the real tragedy The real tragedy is that his death could have been avoided.a family tragedy The boy’s operation was a success and a family tragedy was avoided.tragedy + verbsa tragedy happens/occurs/takes place The tragedy happened shortly before 5 p.m. on Saturday.a tragedy unfolds (=the events of the tragedy happen) People watching the news reports were horrified at the tragedy that was unfolding.tragedy befalls sb formal (=it happens to them) There was no indication of the tragedy that was about to befall the family.verbs + tragedyavert/avoid a tragedy (=prevent it from happening) The owners could have done something to avert this tragedy.suffer a tragedy People in the earthquake zone have suffered an appalling tragedy.be affected/touched by tragedy The disease is very common in the region and most people’s lives have been affected by tragedy as a result.be dogged by tragedy (=suffer several tragedies) His early life was dogged by tragedy.cope/deal with tragedy We are grateful for the support of friends as we try to cope with this tragedy.end in tragedy The fishing trip ended in tragedy for the four men after their boat overturned.prepositionsa tragedy for sb/sth It will be a tragedy for the town if the factory closes. |
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