sad to say
1. (unhappy) [+ person, feeling] 伤心的;难过的;悲哀的;不愉快的
2. (causing sadness) [+ news, tale] 悲伤的;令人难过的; [+ film, book, ending] 悲情的;令人痛心的;使人悲伤的
- I have some sad news for you. 我有些令人难过的消息告诉你。
- Something very sad happened yesterday. 昨天发生了一件令人非常伤心的事情。
3. (deplorable) [+ lack, failure] 不幸的;糟糕的;令人不满的;令人遗憾的;令人惋惜的
4. <非正式> (socially inadequate) [+ person] 令人鄙夷的;悲哀的;可怜的
- sad computer nerds 可怜的计算机呆子
5. 【烹】 [+ pastry] 发得不好的; [+ cakes] 烤得不好的
6. [+ colour] 深的;暗的
7. <古> (serious) 严肃的;认真的;庄重的
8. sad to say
(unfortunately) 很遗憾;可惜的是
- He died five or six years ago I'm sad to say. 我很遗憾, 他五六年前就离世了。
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sad to say
不幸的是
- Sad to say, she wouldn't allow me to try once more. 很不幸, 她不让我再试一次。
不幸的是
- Sad to say, she wouldn't allow me to try once more. 很不幸, 她不让我再试一次。
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