after the walk. ftfc X ]& IE P fP
X 7 <, 0 My stomach is still sore (= painful) after the
operation. 7 A®,
O note at painful 2 [not before noun] ~ (at sb/about sth) (informal,
especially NAmE) upset and angry, especially because you have been
treated unfairly ; ®jg;; ®® 77 EEd annoyed ► soreness noun [U] : an
ointment to reduce soreness and swelling a
,sore 'point a subject that
makes
you feel angry or upset when it is mentioned p i$5 >i>7: It’s
a sore point with Sue’s parents that the children have not been baptized yet.
stand/stick out
like a sore thumb to be very noticeable
in an unpleasant way flJBH; HBH — more at bear
n., sight n.
m
noun a painful, often red,
place on your body where there is a wound or an infection ^ HT1
wound: open sores —see also bedsore,
CANKER
SORE, COLD SORE
sore-ly
/'soili;
NAmE 'soirli/ adv. seriously; very much T*Jrtfo; I was sorely tempted to complain,
but
I didn’t. Olfyoudon’t
come to the reunion you’ll be sorely missed, ffc HH7A
mmm,
sorghum
/'soigam;
NAmE 'soirgam/ noun [U] very small grain grown as
food in tropical countries; the plant that produces this grain j^|^;
Soroptimist
/sa'roptimist;
NAmE -'ra:p-/ noun a member of an international
organization of clubs for business and professional women
sorority
/sa'rorati;
NAmE -'ro:r-; -'ra:r-/ noun {pi. -ies) [NAmE) a club for a group of
women students at an American college or university ( ) icQcM
—
compare fraternity(2)
sorrel
/'snral;
NAmE 'so:r-; 'sa:r-/ noun [U] a plant with leaves that
taste bitter and are used in cooking as a
herb mm, i \
sorrow
/'snrau;
NAmE 'sairoo; 'so:-/ noun, verb m noun 1 [U] - (at/for/over sth) a feeling of great
sadness because sth very bad has happened j&fft ; 7 ; jfgjg
EQ3
grief : He expressed his sorrow at the
news of her death. njrfijjtfe(fto They said that the decision was
made more in sorrow than in anger, ftfcf]
{fj 0 2 [C] a very sad
event or situation $7i> 7; M 7; 7%: the joys and sorrows
of childhood M ¥ (ft JX
mverb [V] (literary) to feel or
express great sadness ll&f!] ( Mikm ) :
the sorrowing relatives
sorrowful
/'snraofl;
NAmE ‘sairou-; 'so:-/ adj. (literary)
very sad B.ifj (ft; .11 (ft; fft: her sorrowful eyes MHP.11M^(ftBilBif
►
sor rowful ly /-fali/ adv.
SOrry /'snri; NAmE 'sairi; 'soiri/ adj.,
exclamation m adj. (sor-rier,
sor ri-est) i:i=hj You can also use more sorry and most sorry. ^ rJ^ more sorry fP most sorry 0 1 [not before noun] ~ (that ... ) | - (to see, hear, etc.) feeling sad and
sympathetic $£ jt; ^ 'If; [WJ ff : I’m sorry that your
husband lost his job. ffc ft A IE X jfe 7
7, 0 0 We’re sorry
to hear that your father’s
in hospital again, nfti&7(£^Xjil&7,
?SCMl'ilfP7£F o No one is sorrier than I am about what happened. ££7&#(ft|f,
ftltmnmfto 2 [not before noun] ~ (that ...) | ~ (for/about sth) feeling sad and
ashamed about sth that has been done 1$H&;
ME7A:
We’re very sorry about the damage to your car. ®777 (ft7, o She was sorry that she’d
lost her temper. M A g fi £ 7 M
H M I'J „ o If you say you’re sorry we’ll forgive you. ft 111 tfc
\p, 7 0 0
He says he’s really sorry for taking the car without asking. tm 77, t
3
[not before noun] ~ (that ...) | ~ (to do sth) feeling disappointed about sth and wishing
you had done sth different or had not done sth fs ff|; it®; 7 U.:
She was sorry that she’d lost contact with Mary. M 'IHtiffSiiMAA
7B£^ o 0 You’ll be sorry if I catch you! If II ii: IS
be leaving college, kBA $f7l>jj|M#71WAo
4
[only before noun] very sad or bad, especially making you feel pity or
disapproval M&tf); 5£S&(ft;
The business is in a sorry state. 0
They were a sorry sight when they eventually
got off the boat.
fT»T?7i be/feel sorry for sb to feel pity or
sympathy for sb ; |nj ff: He decided to help Jan as he felt sorry forher. feel sorry for
yourself
(informal,
disapproving) to feel unhappy; to pity yourself ^ 7 # ; i ft 'It d :
Stop feeling sorry for yourself and think about other people for a change,
^ij ^ im&Em®T, &#£l]A£! Mo I'm sorry 1 used when you are
apologizing for sth ( H ^ ') ®
Wc, ifili^: I’m sorry, I forgot. 0 Oh,
I’m sorry. Have I taken the one you wanted? t^j, 7 7 o I’m
sorry. I can’t make it tomorrow, tit ffi ft 0 ^ A 7 tf 0 2 used for
disagreeing
with sb or politely saying fno’ ( ^77d^ > )ft7®: I’m sorry, I
don’t agree. )^7 ft 7 d ^ o O I’m
sorry, I’d rather you didn’t go. Sg o 3 used for introducing bad news ( ^ I
fl -7 H ) I’m sorry to have to
tell you you’ve failed.
I’m
'sorry to say used for saying that sth is disappointing ( He didn’t
accept the job, I’m sorry to say.
Xf^0
— more at safe adj.
a
exclamation 1 used when you are apologizing
for sth ( if®®; Sorry I’m late! *17®,
7 ! o Did I stand on
your foot? Sorry! f£JI:71l J0J 7 ? Id 0 Sorry to bother you, but could I
speak to you for a moment? 7 U it S IT It 7, IS 7 5S 7 \& fl
? 0 Sorry, we don’t allow dogs in the house. *17®, !£ClJS7iJ:$J;ifto He
didn’t even say sorry, 2 {especially
BrE)
used
for asking sb to repeat sth that you have not heard clearly ( AM7&, if — ill: Sorry?
Could you repeat the question?
ft
^ ? ffi 7 m ie 7 m
d m n # - m ? 3
used for
correcting
yourself when you have said sth wrong ( if X g ) 7*1, Take
the first turning,
sorry, the third turning on the right. Ill % — 7 ——
7
sort
/sort;
NAmE soirt/ noun, verb m noun 1 [C] a group or type of
people or things that are similar in a particular way # $•]; rp # H771
kind: ‘What sort of music do you like?’
‘Oh, all sorts.’
”
am, » ” o ms
sort of problem is quite
common./These sorts of problems are quite common.
o
He’s the sort of person who only cares about money, life # A—7' R M
H ^ 0 0 For dessert there’s a fruit pie of some sort {=
you are not sure what kind). Sf 0 Most people went on training courses of
one sort or another (= of various types) last year, g t!cAA¥lfPAm#IP#^teiimo
O {informal) There were snacks—peanuts, olives, that sort of
thing. 7"##
7ffe fbXA. ^Mft0
{informal) There are
all sorts of activities {= many different ones) for
kids at the campsite.
0
(informal) What sort of price did you want to pay? {=
approximately how much) 7 S ft 1+ t # (ft ? 0 {informal) What sort of time
do you call this? {= I’m very angry that you have come so late.)
7?
o note at kind 2 [C,
usually sing.] {informal, especially BrE) a particular type of person ^ 3A) A:
My
brother would never cheat on his wife; he’s not that sort. ffe7ji
HP
ft A o 3 {computing if) [sing.] the process of putting data in a
particular order X ; Wl¥ : to do a sort r»T7il it takes all sorts (to make a
world) {saying) used to say that you
think sb’s behaviour is very strange or unusual but that everyone is different
and likes different things ( iA
t )
t^^AAt7t, 77A7fb^4fPW of'sorts {informal) used when you are
saying that sth is not a good example of a particular type of thing ( ^ 7 ^ ♦
&J7##f ) MffiWW, : He
offered us an apology
of sorts. ffclflMlSit
7 tfo out
of '
sorts {especially