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Meaning of 痛心疾首

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
痛 tòng 心 xīn 疾 jí 首 shǒu
bitter and hateful (idiom); to grieve and lament (over sth)
Example Sentences
1
投资者对每股
2
美元的初始报价痛心疾首
。
Investors cried foul at the initial $2 a share offering.
2
Rich
先生并不只是许多痛心疾首的名人之一
。
Mr Rich is not just another bleeding-heart celebrity.
3
但除了痛心疾首外
,
世人对饥荒的反应又是如何呢
?
But apart from hand-wringing, what have been the reactions to the famine?
4
实际上它或许在某种程度上可以使我们免于痛心疾首
。
It actually may protect us to some degree from heartache and heartbreak.
5
尽管慰安妇有大量痛心疾首的法律证词
,
但日本只承认总体责任
。
Despite abundant and harrowing testimony, Japan admits only general responsibility.