regret
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you regret something that you have done, you wish that you had not done it. 后悔
I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since. 當時我輕易向他屈服了,到現(xiàn)在我一直后悔。
Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question. 埃利斯當時似乎正后悔不該問那個問題。
2. N-VAR Regret is a feeling of sadness or disappointment, which is caused by something that has happened or something that you have done or not done. 遺憾; 惋惜; 后悔
Larry said he had no regrets about retiring. 拉里曾說他對于退休沒有任何遺憾。
3. V-T You can say that you regret something as a polite way of saying that you are sorry about it. You use expressions such as I regret to say or I regret to inform you to show that you are sorry about something. 對…感到遺憾[禮貌]
"I very much regret the injuries he sustained," he said. 他說:“我對他所遭受的傷害感到非常遺憾?!?/p>
I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests. 我很遺憾美國也附和了這樣的抗議。
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regret /r??ɡr?t/ (regretting,regretted,regrets)
劍橋詞典
- a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different and better
- A funeral can amplify the feelings of regret and loss for the relatives .
- I have a tinge of regret that I didn't accept her offer .
- There was an overtone of regret in his farewell speech .
- She left her job with no regrets.
- Do you have any regrets about the way things worked out? 返回 regret
懊悔,遺憾;惋惜;痛惜
I left school at 16, but I've had a great life and I have no regrets. 我16歲就輟學了,但是我的人生很成功,我沒有什么可遺憾的。
The manager expressed deep regret at/for the number of staff reductions . 被裁減的員工人數(shù)眾多,對此經(jīng)理深表遺憾。
We think , much to our regret (= and we are very sorry about this), that we will not be able to visit you next year . 我們覺得,明年可能沒法到你們家去做客了,真是遺憾。
?send (sb) your regrets
to send a polite message that you cannot go to a party , etc.
(因為不能赴會等)(向某人)表示歉意,致歉辭謝
We did have an invitation , but we had to send Graham our regrets. 我們確實收到了請柬,但是我們脫不開身,不得不向格雷厄姆致歉辭謝。
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