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sorry

Word family
ldoce_750_zsor·ry /ˈsɒri $ ˈsɑːri, ˈsɔːri/ ●●● S1 W2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp sorrier, superlativesupl sorriest)
1 sorry/I’m sorry spoken
a) SORRY/APOLOGIZEused to tell someone that you wish you had not done something that has affected them badly, hurt them etc 對不起,很抱歉〔用於表示歉意〕
I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.
非常抱歉,我不是有意要傷害你的感情。
‘Matt, stop doing that!’ ‘Sorry!’
馬特,别那麽做!”“對不起!
I’m sorry, did I step on your foot?
對不起,我踩到你的腳了嗎?
sorry (that)
I’m sorry I’m late – the traffic was terrible.
很抱歉我遲到了,路上堵得厲害。
sorry about something
Sorry about the mess – I’ll clean it up.
對不起弄得亂七八糟,我會打掃幹淨的。
sorry for (doing) something
I’m sorry for making such a fuss.
我這樣大驚小怪的,真是不好意思。
Sorry to bother you, but what was the address again?
對不起麻煩你了,再說一下那個地址好嗎?
b) used as a polite way of introducing disappointing information or a piece of bad news 很遺憾,對不起〔用於禮貌地引出令人失望的信息或壞消息〕
I’m sorry, but all the flights to Athens are fully booked.
很遺憾,所有飛往雅典的航班都訂滿了。
c) used when you have said something that is not correct, and want to say something that is correct 對不起,應該是〔用於糾正自己說錯的話〕
Turn right – sorry left – at the traffic lights.
到紅綠燈向右拐——對不起,是向左拐。
d) used when you refuse an offer or request 不好意思,對不起〔用於拒絕别人的提議或請求〕
‘Are you coming to lunch?’ ‘Sorry, no. I’ve got to finish this work.’
你來吃午飯嗎?”“不好意思,不行,我得把這工作做完。
‘I’ll give you $50 for it.’ ‘Sorry, no deal.’
我出 50 美元買下它。” “對不起,不行。
e) used when you disagree with someone, or tell someone that they have done something wrong 很遺憾,很抱歉〔用於表示不同意某人或告訴某人他們做錯了某事〕
I’m sorry, but I find that very hard to believe, Miss Brannigan.
對不起,布蘭尼根小姐,我覺得那令人難以置信。
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2 ashamed 慚愧的 [not before noun]REGRET/FEEL SORRY feeling ashamed or unhappy about something bad you have done 〔因做了壞事而感到〕慚愧的,歉疚的,過意不去的
sorry for something
She was genuinely sorry for what she had done.
她爲自己所做的事真誠地感到歉疚。
sorry (that)
Casey was sorry he’d gotten so angry.
凱西爲自己大發脾氣而感到愧疚。
say (you are) sorry (=tell someone that you feel bad about hurting them, causing problems etc) 道歉,說抱歉
It was probably too late to say sorry, but she would try anyway.
道歉也許太晚了,但不管怎樣她還是想道個歉。
n3. sorry?
4 FEELING PITY 感到惋惜be/feel sorry for somebody SYMPATHIZEto feel pity or sympathy for someone because something bad has happened to them or because they are in a bad situation 爲某人難過,替某人感到惋惜
I’ve got no sympathy for him, but I feel sorry for his wife.
我並不同情他,但我爲他妻子感到惋惜。
Tina was sorry for her. She seemed so lonely.
蒂娜爲她感到難過,她看起來是那麽孤獨。
feel sorry for yourself (=feel unhappy and pity yourself) 自我憐憫
It’s no good feeling sorry for yourself. It’s all your own fault.
你自怨自艾沒有用,這都是你自己的過錯。
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5 sad/disappointed 傷心/失望的 [not before noun]DISAPPOINTED feeling sad about a situation, and wishing it were different 後悔的,懊悔的;難過的
sorry (that)
Brigid was always sorry she hadn’t kept up her piano lessons.
布裏吉德一直後悔沒有堅持上鋼琴課。
sorry to do something
We were sorry to miss your concert.
我們很遺憾沒有去聽你的音樂會。
I won’t be sorry to leave this place.
我不會後悔離開這個地方。
sorry to hear/see/learn
I was sorry to hear about your accident.
聽到你出了事我感到很難過。
sorry about
I’m so sorry about your father (=sorry something bad has happened to him).
我爲你父親感到難過。
6 you’ll be sorry spokenREGRET/FEEL SORRY used to tell someone that they will soon wish they had not done something, especially because someone will be angry or punish them 你會後悔的
You’ll be sorry when your dad hears about this.
等你爸知道這件事,你就要後悔了。
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7 I’m sorry to say (that) spokenDISAPPOINTED used to say that you are disappointed that something has happened 很遺憾,真叫人失望
I wrote several times but they never replied, I’m sorry to say.
我給他們寫了好幾封信,可是他們從不回信,真叫人失望。
8 very bad 很糟的 [only before noun]BAD very bad, especially in a way that makes you feel pity or disapproval 很糟的;可憐的,可悲的
the sorry state of the environment
糟糕的環境狀況
It’s a sorry state of affairs when an old lady has to wait 12 hours to see a doctor.
一個老太太看病要等上12個小時,這情形很可悲。
the sorry sight of so many dead animals
大量動物屍體的悲慘景象
This whole sorry episode (=bad thing that happened) shows just how incompetent the government has become.
這一可悲事件反映出政府變得多麽無能。
better safe than sorry at safe1(10)
nGRAMMAR: Patterns with sorry
You are sorry about something bad that has happened:
I’m sorry about what I said.
I’m sorry about your car (=sorry that your car has been damaged).
You are sorry for the delay, the inconvenience, or the trouble:
The next train will arrive in 12 minutes. We are sorry for the delay.
You are sorry for doing something bad:
I’m sorry for upsetting you.
You are sorry that you did something or sorry that something happened:
I’m sorry that I can’t come.
‘That’ can be omitted:
I’m sorry you didn’t get the job.
Don’t say: I’m sorry for I can’t come.
If you are sorry to do something, it makes you sad to do it:
I’ll be sorry to leave this place.
Don’t say: I’ll be sorry for leaving this place.
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sorry?
spokenREPEAT used to ask someone to repeat something that you have not heard properly 你說什麽?〔用於請某人重複你沒有聽清楚的話〕 SYN pardon
Sorry? What was that again?
什麽?再說一遍好嗎?
‘Want a drink?’ ‘Sorry?’ ‘I said, would you like a drink?’
想喝一杯嗎?”“什麽?”“我是說,你想不想喝一杯?
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Origin sorry
Old English sarig, from sar ( → SORE1); influenced by sorrow)

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