【condolence】 - A-level备考词汇

condolence

UK:  [kən'dəʊləns]

US:  [kən'doʊləns]

复数：condolences  

n.

1.吊唁,吊慰;悼词;追悼

2.悼念

1 . In fact, President Nixon had a condolence speech ready to go in the event things turned out badly.
事实上，总统尼克松已经事先准备好了一场未雨绸缪的吊唁演讲。

2 . "I cannot find enough words to express my condolence, " Wen said, winding up to the thirty-degree option.
他说：“我无法找到足够的语言表达自己的难过”，最后选择做30度的鞠躬。

3 . In fact, President Richard Nixon had a condolence speech ready to go in the event things turned out badly.
事实上，尼克松总统已准备好悼念演讲稿，以备发生不测时发表。

4 . The day after his death all the ladies prepared to call at the house and offer condolence and aid, as is our custom.
她父亲死后的第二天，所有的妇女们都准备到她家拜望，表示哀悼和愿意接济的心意，这是我们的习俗。

5 . My colleague was telling me to write a condolence card when Paris lost, but I was busy hoisting up the British flag.
法国申办失利后，我的同事总叫我写封悼念卡，可我却一直是英国的忠实拥趸。