实际上，和中文一样，我们除了用“难过”，还可以用“伤心”，“悲痛欲绝”之类的词语来描述不同程度的“忧伤”。本文概括了一些表达不同程“悲伤”的英语词汇。从应考写作的角度，每个程度的词记住1-2个足矣。

顺带讲讲：很多词都是—ed结尾，实际上是动词的过去分词当形容词使用，比如“depressed" 就是从动词"depress"变形而来，表示 ”被...搞抑郁/沮丧“。所以描述人的情绪时，形容词是加——ed结尾的。以后有机会和大家细讲这个点。

• sorrowful：
  The family was sorrowful after the death of their beloved pet.（家人在宠物去世后感到悲伤。）
• unhappy：
  She was unhappy in her job and decided to quit.（她的工作让她不快乐，于是决定辞职。）
• downhearted：
  She was downhearted after her boyfriend broke up with her.（男朋友和她分手后，她感到失落。）
• dejected：
  The team was dejected after losing the game.（比赛输了后，整个队都感到沮丧。）
• depressed：
  She has been feeling depressed lately and doesn't want to do anything.（她最近一直感到沮丧，什么也不想做。）
• miserable：
  He had a miserable childhood, but he has worked hard to overcome his past.（他的童年很悲惨，但他努力克服了过去。）
• pathetic：
  It was a pathetic attempt at a joke, and no one laughed.（那是一个可怜的笑话，没有人笑。）
• despondent：
  He became despondent when he realized he had failed the exam.（当他意识到自己考试失败时，他变得失望。）
• anguished：
  She let out an anguished cry when she heard the news.（她听到消息后发出了痛苦的呼喊。）
• dismal：
  The weather was so dismal that it put everyone in a bad mood.（天气阴沉，让每个人都心情不好。）
• gloomy：
  The future looks gloomy because of the current economic situation.（由于目前的经济形势，未来看起来很暗淡。）
• lamentable：
  The state of the school's facilities is lamentable.（学校设施的状况令人哀叹。）
• melancholy：
  The sound of the rain always makes her feel melancholy.（雨声总是让她感到忧郁。）
• woeful：
  The team had a woeful season and didn't win a single game.（这个队伍的赛季很悲惨，没有赢过一场比赛。）

• Down in the dumps：
  I've been feeling down in the dumps ever since I lost my job.（自从失去工作以来，我一直感到情绪低落。）
• Feel blue：
  She's been feeling blue ever since her dog died.（自从她的狗去世以来，她一直感到悲伤。）
• Cry one's heart out：
  After her breakup, she cried her heart out for days.（分手后，她哭了好几天，伤心欲绝。）
• Break someone's heart：
  It broke my heart to see her so upset.（看到她如此难过，我很心疼。）
• Hit rock bottom：
  After losing his job, he hit rock bottom and didn't know what to do.（失去工作后，他彻底崩溃了，不知道该怎么办。）
• Wallow in self-pity：
  He's been wallowing in self-pity ever since he failed the exam.（自从考试不及格以来，他一直沉湎于自怜之中。）
• Have a heavy heart：
  I have a heavy heart today after hearing the news of the earthquake.（听到地震的消息后，我今天心情沉重。）
• Be in a funk：
  She's been in a funk ever since she got rejected from her dream school.（自从被梦想的学校拒绝以来，她一直情绪低落。）