grieve/griv; ɡriːv/v 1 [I,T] to feel extremely sad, especially because someone you love has died〔尤因所爱的人死去而〕感到悲痛﹐伤心: +over/for Sue's grieving over the death of her mother. 苏在为母亲的过世伤心。She grieved over the loss of her only son. 她因失去唯一的儿子而伤心悲痛。2 [T] if something grieves you, it makes you feel very unhappy 使悲伤﹐使悲痛﹐使伤心: My aunt, it grieves me to say, gets things confused. 我的姑母﹐说起来我很难过﹐她现在糊涂了。