plural tragedies
plural tragedies
Learner's definition of TRAGEDY
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a : a very bad event that causes great sadness and often involves someone's death悲惨事件;惨剧 [count]
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b [count] : a very sad, unfortunate, or upsetting situation : something that causes strong feelings of sadness or regret悲剧;不幸;可悲之事 -
It is a tragedy [=pity, shame] that so many victims are afraid to report the abuse.这么多受害者受到虐待不敢告发,真是可悲。
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The biggest tragedy here is that the accident could have easily been prevented.最大的可悲之处在于,这场事故本来是很容易避免的。
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a [count] : a play, movie, etc., that is serious and has a sad ending (such as the death of the main character)悲剧作品 b [noncount] : plays, movies, etc., that are tragedies悲剧