英语释义

1. feeling sorrow or sympathy
I'm so sorry for your loss. We were very sorry to hear the news. She felt sorry for him. [=she felt sympathy and concern for him because of his situation, problems, etc.] He told me to stop feeling sorry for myself. [=to stop indulging in self-pity]

2. feeling regret or penitence
He was sorry about what he had said. "I wanted to apologize," she said, "for my abominable rudeness in laughing at you just now. It was idiotic of me and I don't know why I did it. I'm sorry."
— P. G. Wodehouse "… I'm so sorry, but the tongs were too hot, and so I've made a mess," groaned poor Jo, regarding the little black pancakes with tears of regret.
— Louisa May Alcott I am sorry we have ever differed, and extremely sorry I have ever given you offence.
— Charles Dickens — used to express polite regret
I'm sorry, but I think you're wrong.I'm sorry to interrupt you. —used to introduce disappointing or bad news in a polite way
I'm sorry, but we won't be able to come. — used as an apology for a minor fault or offense
Oh, sorry—that was clumsy of me.I'm late again. Sorry about that. [=I'm sorry; I apologize]

3. mournful, sad
Rilla remembered one moonlit evening of childhood when she had said to her mother, "The moon just looks like a sorry, sorry face."
— Lucy Maud Montgomery

4. inspiring sorrow, pity, scorn, or ridicule pitiful
Their affairs were in a sorry state. Lawrence blushed, and then smiled awkwardly. A man in love is a sorry spectacle.
— Agatha Christie In view of the sorry treatment of the Native Americans of the US, it is time that their voice was heard a little more clearly in contemporary American society.
— Tim Flannery … had been on her way to work when her rusted-out, … sorry excuse for a car … choked on its last drop of gasoline, then died.
— Ingrid Law

5. feeling sorrow or regret

6. feeling sorrow or regret
I'm sorry I lied.

7. causing sorrow, pity, or scorn pitiful
a sorry sight a sorry excuse

英汉例句

• i feel guilty and i feel sorry for myself for being lazy and wasting my time at my grandparents' house constantly eating candies and cakes and playing games.

  我现在的生活很颓废，整天不是在看电视，就是在边吃糖果边打电脑。

• i feel sorry for myself as well. i feel upset and guilty about this matter.

  我也很对不起自己，这件事我既难过又自责。

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contemptible可鄙的；卑劣的；可轻视的

cruddy透光不均匀的

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despicable卑劣的；可鄙的

dirty变脏

grubby骯脏的；生蛆的；卑鄙的；矮小的

lame跛足的；僵痛的；不完全的；无说服力的；差劲的，蹩脚的

lousy讨厌的；多虱的；污秽的；极坏的

mean用意；意味着；意欲；引起；十分熟悉；严肃地说；意义重大；预示

nasty(Nasty) （俄、美、印）耐史迪（人名）

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pitiable可怜的

pitiful可怜的，令人同情的

ratty像老鼠的；破烂的，邋遢的；易怒的，暴躁的；糟糕的，状况差的；（地方）多鼠的；破旧的

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scummy下流的；满是浮渣的；浮渣一般的

scurvy卑鄙的，下流的；不中用的

sneaking暗中的，私下的；暗暗扰人不止的；（非正式）偷偷摸摸的；隐隐的（尤指不妙的）

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commendablead 值得赞扬地

creditable声誉好的；值得称赞的；应当认可的

laudable值得赞赏的

meritorious有功绩的；有价值的；值得称赞的

praiseworthy值得称赞的；可嘉的