sad /sæd/ CET4 TEM4 ( sadder, saddest )

• 1. 

  ADJ If you are sad, you feel unhappy, usually because something has happened that you do not like. 悲伤的; 难过的

  例：

  The relationship had been important to me and its loss left me feeling sad and empty.

  这种关系对我一直都很重要，失去它让我感到难过而空虚。

  例：

  I'm sad that Julie's marriage is on the verge of splitting up.

  我为朱莉的婚姻处于破裂的边缘感到难过。

• 2. 

  sadly ADV 悲伤地; 难过地

  例：

  ...a gallant man who will be sadly missed by all his comrades.

  …一位将被他所有的同志沉痛怀念的勇士。

• 3. 

  ADJ Sad stories and sad news make you feel sad. 令人难过的

  例：

  ...a desperately humorous, impossibly sad novel.

  …一部极其幽默又催人泪下的小说。

• 4. 

  ADJ A sad event or situation is unfortunate or undesirable. 不幸的; 令人遗憾的

  例：

  It's a sad truth that children are the biggest victims of passive smoking.

  可悲的事实是，孩子们是被动吸烟的最大受害者。

• 5. 

  sadly ADV 不幸地; 令人遗憾地

  例：

  Sadly, bamboo plants die after flowering.

  令人遗憾的是，竹子开花后就会死亡。

• 6. 

  ADJ If you describe someone as sad, you do not have any respect for them and think their behaviour or ideas are ridiculous. 荒唐的 [非正式]

  例：

  ...sad old bikers and youngsters who think that Jim Morrison is God.

  …视吉姆·莫里森为上帝的那些荒唐的老车手和年轻人。