万箭穿心
wàn​jiàn​chuān​xīn

extreme sorrow

  • created sense approved 万箭穿心/萬箭穿心 · wàn​jiàn​chuān​xīn · extreme sorrow

    万箭穿心 / 萬箭穿心

    wàn​jiàn​chuān​xīn

    extreme sorrow

    to be overcome with intense grief or emotional pain, as if one's heart is pierced by a thousand arrows

    听到这个不幸的消息，他感到万箭穿心，痛不欲生。

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  • created sense approved 万箭穿心/萬箭穿心 · wàn​jiàn​chuān​xīn · lambaste

    万箭穿心 / 萬箭穿心

    wàn​jiàn​chuān​xīn

    lambaste

    to criticize or attack someone severely; to rip someone to shreds verbally or in writing

    他的这篇文章对社会丑恶现象进行了万箭穿心般的抨击。

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