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regret/rɪˈɡret//rɪˈɡret/ ★★★★★v. - regrets
- regretting
- regretted
- regretted
vt- ① 后悔,懊悔;惋惜,遗憾;抱歉;悲叹
- I regretted my decision immediately.我马上对我的决定感到后悔。
- She regretted her vanished youth.她为失去的青春感到悲痛。
- I regret to say that Mr. Smith is not at home.抱歉得很,史密斯先生不在家(★比I am sorry to say that ...更为正式的说法)。
- I regret being unable to come.我很遗憾不能来。
- He regretted not having come earlier.他后悔没有早点来(★表过去之事时,用完成式的动名词)。
- I regret that you should be compelled to sell your house.你竟然被迫出让房屋,我甚感遗憾。
- It is to be regretted that he was forced to resign.他被迫辞职,实为一件憾事。
n- ①[或作a regret]1抱歉;遗憾;悔恨<for, at>2(对死亡、不幸的)悲叹;哀惜,哀掉
- express one's regret for one's absence对缺席表示遗憾
- hear with regret遗憾地听
- He felt (a) great regret at having wasted his time.他对浪费时间感到非常后悔。
- I heard of her death with profound [great, deep] regret.我听到她的死讯,深感悲痛。
- ②[用复数形]1悔意,后悔的言辞2(对邀请的)婉谢;敬谢的回帖
- send [give] one's regrets寄出敬谢的回帖
- Please accept my regrets.请接受我的歉意。
- Regrets Only.如不克出席请告知(★请帖最后的用语)。
字辨penitence: 指对于自己所犯的罪恶或过错完全认识后,所感到的悔悟 repentance: 指对于自己的过错或缺点有完全的认识,并有今后加以改进的意志 remorse: 指对自己的过错所感到的强烈的良心上的谴责与悲痛 regret: 指对于自己的过错或不幸所感到的深切的失望、不满或悲伤 短语- a matter for regret
- It is a matter for regret that she can't come.她不能来,实在很遗憾。
- have no regrets
- I have no regrets at [about] having become a teacher.对于成为一名教师,我心中了无遗憾。
- to one's regret
- Much [Greatly] to my regret, I can't come this evening.非常遗憾,我今晚不能来。
同义词- be sorry forvt.抱歉
- repentvt.懊悔
- apology
- deplore
- disappointment
- discontent
- discontentment
- disgruntlement
- dissatisfaction
- excuse
- letdown
- mea culpa
- rue
词路径- entity
- abstraction
- abstract entity
- attribute
- state
- feeling
- sadness
- unhappiness
- sorrow
- regret
- rue
- ruefulness
下位词- attrition
- compunction
- contriteness
- contrition
- remorse
- self-reproach
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