heartbroken
/ˈhɑːtbrəʊkən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɑːrtbrəʊkən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhärt-ˌbrō-kən/ (ame, mw)
heartbroken — 形容詞
- heartbrokenpositive
- more heartbrokencomparative
- most heartbrokensuperlative
1. feeling a deep and painful sadness, especially after losing someone or something
心碎的
因失去或失望而極度悲傷
feeling a deep and painful sadness, especially after losing someone or something very important to you, or after a bad disappointment
The Watanabe family were heartbroken after their home was destroyed by the earthquake.
渡邊一家在地震中失去家園後，心都碎了。
passive: be heartbroken after [event]
Aiko felt completely heartbroken when her best friend moved to another country.
Aiko 最好的朋友搬到另一個國家時，她感到徹底心碎。
collocation: completely heartbroken
The heartbroken parents could barely speak at their son's funeral.
心碎的父母在兒子的葬禮上幾乎說不出話。
Yusuf was heartbroken to learn that his scholarship application had been turned down.
Yusuf 得知獎學金申請被拒絕時，心都碎了。
No one expected the coach to be so heartbroken about losing the championship game.
沒人料到教練會因為輸掉冠軍賽而如此心碎。
- devastated
stronger; suggests feeling emotionally destroyed or crushed
- grief-stricken
more formal and intense; typically used for deaths or permanent loss
- heartsick
less common; suggests a lingering sadness rather than a sharp shock
文法句型
be heartbroken + about/over + noun
be heartbroken + to-infinitive
heartbroken + that-clause
heartbroken + by + noun
用法筆記
Used only for people (not for situations or events). To describe a situation that causes sadness, use heartbreaking instead.