tragedy
🇬🇧 UK/'trædʒidi/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
A serious drama in which the main character suffers greatly or is destroyed; a terrible real-life event causing great suffering or loss.
悲剧;惨剧,灾难
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishtragedyother
=tragedy
Common Collocations
- 1.human tragedy人间惨剧
- 2.national tragedy国家悲剧
- 3.Greek tragedy古希腊悲剧
- 4.end in tragedy以悲剧收场
Example Sentences
- 1.
Shakespeare's Hamlet is considered one of the greatest tragedies ever written.
- 2.
The collapse of the bridge was a tragedy that claimed over thirty lives.
- 3.
It would be a tragedy to let such a talented young musician give up her dreams.