他们悲痛欲绝。用英语怎么说？

他们悲痛欲绝。

They were overcome with sadness.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

overcome

vt.& vi. 战胜，克服，压倒，制服，…不堪；vt. 被（烟、感情等）熏[压]倒，使受不了；vi. 受到…的极大影响；

例句
Love has the power to overcome the baser emotions.
爱能够战胜邪念。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

sadness

n. 悲哀，忧伤，忧愁，悲哀，令人悲哀或忧伤的事物，愁眉苦脸，心境恶劣，心情恶劣，认真；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。