| 单词 | heartache |
| 释义 | heartache (once / 5699 pages) n The death of your beloved cat may cause you heartache, or a powerful feeling of loss and sadness. Heartache is often caused by the grief of losing someone you love. Although it doesn't necessarily cause physical discomfort, heartache is an emotionally painful experience. You feel heartache when you lose a loved one, especially when the person you love dies, or when it's impossible for you to be together. Shakespearean tragedies are famously full of heartache. The root of heartache is the Old English heortece, which originally meant a literal "physical pain in the heart," and later came to mean "anguish." WORD FAMILYheartache: heartaches USAGE EXAMPLESLifelong care, heartache ahead for babies born with Zika in the U.S. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) It’s also for his coach and teammates, too, who comforted him through his heartache. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) In a time of crisis, football provided hope, a refuge from heartache, a welcome distraction. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) n intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) Syn|Hypo|Hyper brokenheartedness, grief, heartbreak dolor, dolour (poetry) painful grief sorrow an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement |
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