1. (用于表示歉意)对不起,抱歉
You say 'Sorry' or 'I'm sorry' as a way of apologizing to someone for something that you have done which has upset them or caused them difficulties, or when you bump into them accidentally.
e.g. 'We're all talking at the same time.' — 'Yeah. Sorry.'...
“我们俩在同时讲话。”——“噢,抱歉。”
e.g. Sorry I took so long...
我耽误了这么长时间,真是对不起。
2. 遗憾的;难过的;抱歉的;失望的
If you are sorry about a situation, you feel regret, sadness, or disappointment about it.
e.g. She was very sorry about all the trouble she'd caused...
她为自己引起了那么多麻烦而感到非常抱歉。
e.g. I'm sorry about what's happened...
我为所发生的事情感到遗憾。
3. (用于告诉别人其不愿意听到的事时)对不起,抱歉,很遗憾
You use I'm sorry or sorry as an introduction when you are telling a person something that you do not think they will want to hear, for example when you are disagreeing with them or giving them bad news.
e.g. No, I'm sorry, I can't agree with you...
不,很抱歉,我不同意你的看法。
e.g. 'I'm sorry,' he told the real estate agent, 'but we really must go now.'...
“对不起,”他对房地产代理人说,“但现在我们真的必须走了。”
4. (表示威胁或警告)你会后悔的
If someone says 'You'll be sorry', they are threatening you or warning you and suggesting that something unpleasant will happen to you because of your actions.
e.g. I'll tell Daddy, and then you'll be sorry because he'll give you another black eye...
我会告诉爸爸,到时候有你好受的,因为爸爸会再揍你一顿。
e.g. Get back in there, or you'll be sorry.
滚回那边去,否则你会后悔的。
5. 很遗憾,很抱歉(包含失望或不赞成)
You use the expression I'm sorry to say to express regret together with disappointment or disapproval.
e.g. I've only done half of it, I'm sorry to say...
很遗憾,我只完成了一半。
e.g. This, I am sorry to say, is almost entirely wishful thinking.
我很遗憾,这几乎完全是一厢情愿的想法。
6. (用于听到伤心或不愉快的消息时)我深感遗憾,我很难过
You say 'I'm sorry' to express your regret and sadness when you hear sad or unpleasant news.
e.g. I've heard about Mollie — I'm so sorry...
我已经听说了莫莉的事情——我很难过。
e.g. 'I'm afraid he's ill.' — 'I'm sorry to hear that.'
“恐怕他生病了。”——“真是遗憾。”
7. (为别人的不幸或不快)感到难过的,表示同情的
If you feel sorry for someone who is unhappy or in an unpleasant situation, you feel sympathy and sadness for them.
e.g. I felt sorry for him and his colleagues — it must have been so frustrating for them...
我为他和他的同事们感到难过——这件事一定让他们感到非常沮丧。
e.g. I am very sorry for the family.
我十分同情这家人。
8. (为自己的遭遇等)感到闷闷不乐,垂头丧气
You say that someone is feeling sorry for themselves when you disapprove of the fact that they keep thinking unhappily about their problems, rather than trying to be cheerful and positive.
e.g. What he must not do is to sit around at home feeling sorry for himself.
他万万不可宅在家里自艾自怜。
9. (用于请对方重复所说的话)没听清,请再说一遍
You say 'Sorry?' when you have not heard something that someone has said and you want them to repeat it.
10. (用于纠正自己刚才说错的话)不对,抱歉
You use sorry when you correct yourself and use different words to say what you have just said, especially when what you say the second time does not use the words you would normally choose to use.
sorry
e.g. Barcelona will be hoping to bring the trophy back to Spain — sorry, Catalonia — for the first time.
巴塞罗那将有望首次把奖杯捧回西班牙——抱歉,是捧回加泰罗尼亚。
e.g. ...refugees (sorry, economic migrants) who refuse to return to Vietnam.
拒绝回到越南的难民(抱歉,应该说是经济移民)
11. (处境)可怜的;(状态)糟糕的
If someone or something is in a sorry state, they are in a bad state, mentally or physically.
e.g. The fire left Kuwait's oil industry in a sorry state...
这场大火使科威特的石油产业陷入悲惨的境地。
e.g. She is a sorry sight...
她的样子看上去糟透了。
12. better safe than sorry -> see safe