Grieve



GRE 蓝宝 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 使某人极为悲伤
• ［英］ v. 使某人极为悲伤 ( cause great sorrow to sb)
• ［类］ smart : pain / grieve : sorrow ( 刺痛带来疼痛 / 使悲伤带来悲伤)
• ［记］ 来自词根:griev ( 重)

Webster Collegiate

verb (grieved; grieving)

• Etymology: Middle English greven, from Anglo-French grever, from Latin gravare to burden, from gravis heavy, grave; akin to Greek barys heavy, Sanskrit guru
• Date: 13th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to cause to suffer ; distress <it grieves me to see him this way>
  • 2. to feel or show grief over <grieving the death of her son>
  • 3. to submit a formal grievance concerning <grieve a dismissal>
• intransitive verb
  • to feel grief ; sorrow
• ? griever noun

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