1. | 悲哀的;难过的;显得悲哀的unhappy or showing unhappiness |
We are very sad to hear that you are leaving. 听说你要走了,我们十分难过。 | |
I was sad that she had to go. 知道她得走了,我心里很难过。 | |
I felt terribly sad about it. 我对此深感遗憾。 | |
She looked sad and tired. 她看上去又伤心又疲惫。 | |
He gave a slight, sad smile. 他露出一丝苦笑。 | |
The divorce left him sadder and wiser(= having learned from the unpleasant experience) . 离婚使他吃了苦头,但也学了乖。 |
2. | 令人悲哀的;让人难过的that makes you feel unhappy |
a sad story 悲伤的故事 | |
It was sad to see them go. 看着他们离去,真让人难过。 | |
It is sad that so many of his paintings have been lost. 他的画作有很多已经失传了,真可惜。 | |
We had some sad news yesterday. 昨天我们听到一些不幸的消息。 | |
He's a sad case─his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her. 他是个不幸的人,去年死了老婆,而没她他好像就过不下去。 | |
Sad to say(= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished. 可惜那座房子现在已经拆了。 |
3. | 让人无法接受的;该受责备(或批评)的unacceptable; deserving blame or criticism |
a sad state of affairs 糟糕的局面 | |
It's a sad fact that many of those killed were children. 让人难以接受的是遇难者中很多是孩子。 |
4. | (informal) 乏味的;过时的boring or not fashionable |
You sad old man. 你这糟老头子。 | |
You'd have to be sad to wear a shirt like that. 你穿着那样的衬衣会显得老气。 |
5. | 状况不佳的in poor condition |
The salad consisted of a few leaves of sad-looking lettuce. 那道沙拉菜就是几片生菜的残叶。 |