grieve
v (fml 文)
1 [Tn] cause great sorrow to (sb) 使(某人)極為悲傷
Your mother is very grieved by your refusal to return home. 你離家不歸, 你母親極為傷心.
It grieves me to hear how disobedient you've been. 聽說你很不聽話, 使我感到非常難過.
It grieves me to have to say it, but (ie It is regrettably true that) you have only yourself to blame. 我是萬不得已才說的, 但你是咎由自取.
2
(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (for sb); ~ (over/about sb/sth) feel a deep sorrow because of loss (因失去而)感到悲痛
Their daughter died over a year ago, but they are still grieving. 他們的女兒死去已一年多了, 但他們現在仍很悲痛.
grieve for one's (dead, lost) child 為(死去的、 失去的)孩子傷心
grieve over the death of sb 為某人之死而悲哀.
(b) [Ipr] ~ at/about/over sth feel deep regret (about sth) (對某事)感到非常後悔、 懊悔
It's no use grieving about past errors. 為以往的錯誤懊悔於事無補.
Next, if it is not a story, get an idea of the organization of the book. Read the back cover and the introduction. Look at the pictures and the short texts below them. Turn to the front of the book and look at the contents. This way you can decide whether