sorrow

agony, anguish, torment, torture, grief, misery, distress, sorrow

这些名词均有“苦恼、痛苦”之意。
agony: 侧重指精神或身体痛苦的剧烈程度。
anguish: 指精神方面令人难以忍受的极度痛苦；用于身体时，多指局部或暂时的痛苦。
torment: 强调烦恼或痛苦的长期性。
torture: 语气比toment强，指在精神或肉体上受到的折磨所产生的痛苦。
grief: 指由某种特殊处境或原因造成的强烈的感情上的苦恼与悲痛。
misery: 着重痛苦的可悲状态，多含不幸、可怜或悲哀的意味。
distress: 多指因思想上的压力紧张、恐惧、忧虑等所引起的精神上的痛苦，也可指某种灾难带来的痛苦。
sorrow: 语气比grief弱，指因不幸、损失或失望等所产生的悲伤。

名词 sorrow:

1. an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
2. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
   同义词：regret, rue, ruefulness
3. something that causes great unhappiness
   同义词：grief
4. the state of being sad
   同义词：sadness, sorrowfulness

动词 sorrow:

1. feel grief; eat one's heart out
   同义词：grieve

1. He evinced great sorrow for what he had done.
   他对自己的所作所为深表歉疚。
2. Religion was her crutch in times of sorrow.
   宗教是她忧伤时依赖的支柱。
3. Sorrow has always been her portion.
   她的命运一直与悲哀相连。
4. He wrung his hands in sorrow.
   他悲伤地绞紧双手。
5. He hanged himself in sorrow after his wife died.
   妻子死后，他因悲伤而自缢。
6. Sympathy and sorrow aroused by the misfortune or suffering of another.
   同情，怜悯对他人所受的不幸或遭遇产生的同情和悲哀
7. Life has many joys and sorrows.
   人生有许多欢乐和悲伤。