to be sorry for sb
1. <口> (apologizing) 抱歉的；对不起的
- I'm really sorry. 我真的很抱歉。
- I'm sorry I'm late. 很抱歉我迟到了。
- Sorry! 对不起！
- Sorry to call so late. 抱歉这么晚打电话来。
2. (expressing regret) 惋惜的；遗憾的；失望的
- He was sorry he had agreed to stay for dinner. 他后悔同意留下来吃晚饭。
3. (expressing sympathy) 同情的；难过的
4. to feel sorry for sb or to be sorry for sb
(pitying) 同情某人；为某人难过
- I am very sorry for the family. 我为这家人感到难过。
5. (what did you say?) (用于请求对方再说一遍)
6. (disagreeing) (用于礼貌地表示不同意)
- No, I'm sorry, I can't agree with you. 不, 很抱歉, 我不能同意你的看法。
7. (introducing unwelcome or bad news) (用于告诉别人不愿听到的事情)
- I'm sorry to tell you that Janet West is dead. 遗憾地告诉你, 珍妮特•韦斯特死了。
- I'm sorry, but we really must go now. 很抱歉, 但是我们真的必须走了。
8. (correcting yourself) (用于纠正自己所说的话)
- refugees (sorry, economic migrants) … 难民(不好意思, 是经济移民)
9. (lamentable) [+ condition, excuse] 糟糕的；不像话的； [+ tale] 可悲的；凄惨的
- The young woman told her sorry tale. 那个姑娘讲述了自己凄惨的故事。
- It was a sorry state of affairs. 事态很糟糕。
See: sorry
to be sorry for sb
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