/gri:f; ˇrif/
n
1 [U] ~ (over/at sth) deep or violent sorrow 忧伤; 悲伤
*driven almost insane by grief over/at his death 因他死去而悲伤得几乎发狂
* die of grief 忧伤而死.
2 [C] event causing such feelings 引起忧伤、悲伤的事; 伤心事
*His marriage to someone outside their faith was a great grief to his parents. 他娶了异教徒是他父母的一大伤心事.
3 (idm 习语) come to `grief (infml 口)
(a) end in failure 终归失败; 以失败告终
*All his little schemes for making money seem to come to grief. 他为赚钱而耍的花招儿看来都要失败.
(b) have an accident; fall down, crash, etc 出事故; 遭意外; 跌倒; 碰撞等
*Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了. good`grief! (infml 口) (exclamation of surprise and (usu mild) dismay) 表示惊奇和（通常为轻度的）惊恐的感叹语.

n
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: gref, from Latin gravis; GRAVE¹]
[U]
extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died
grief over/at
　The grief she felt over Helen's death was almost unbearable.
with grief
　Charles was overcome with grief.
[C]
something that makes you feel extremely sad
　Every change in our lives brings with it griefs.
good grief!
spoken used when you are slightly surprised or annoyed
　Good grief! What a mess!
come to grief
to fail, or to be harmed or destroyed in an accident
　candidates who come to grief in exams
give sb griefinformal
to criticize someone in an annoying way
[U]informal
trouble or problems
　You'll save yourself a lot of grief if you check the measurements first.