regret

verb

/rɪˈɡret/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they regret	/rɪˈɡret/ /rɪˈɡret/
he / she / it regrets	/rɪˈɡrets/ /rɪˈɡrets/
past simple regretted	/rɪˈɡretɪd/ /rɪˈɡretɪd/
past participle regretted	/rɪˈɡretɪd/ /rɪˈɡretɪd/
-ing form regretting	/rɪˈɡretɪŋ/ /rɪˈɡretɪŋ/

to feel sorry about something you have done or about something that you have not been able to do感到遗憾；惋惜；懊悔
- regret something If you don't do it now, you'll only regret it.你如果现在不做，以后一定会后悔的。
- The decision could be one he lives to regret.这一决定也许会有让他后悔的一天。
- I soon came to regret my action.我很快就开始后悔自己的行为。
- ‘I've had a wonderful life,’ she said, ‘I don't regret a thing.’“我一辈子生活得很好，” 她说，“我没什么可遗憾的。”
- She regretted the words the moment they were out of her mouth.话一出口，她就后悔了。
- regret doing something He bitterly regretted ever having mentioned it.他非常懊悔提起那件事。
- I never regretted dropping out of college.我从没后悔过大学退学。
- regret what, how, etc… I deeply regret what I said.我非常后悔说了那些话。
- regret that I regret that I never got to meet him in person.很遗憾我始终没能见到他本人。
- I immediately regretted not asking for his name and address.我很快就后悔没问他的姓名和住址。
- It was a decision she would soon regret.这是一个她不久就会感到后悔的决定。
- Pierre told them some things he later regretted telling.皮埃尔告诉了他们一些事，后来他对此感到后悔。
- She knew that she would live to regret this decision.她知道自己日后会后悔作出这个决定。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- bitterly
- deeply
- greatly
- …
verb + regret
- begin to
- come to
- grow to
- …
(formal) used to say in a polite or formal way that you are sorry or sad about a situation（有礼貌地或正式地表示抱歉、痛惜或悲伤）
- regret something The airline regrets any inconvenience.航空公司对所造成的任何不便表示歉意。
- The president said that his country deeply regretted the incident.总统称整个国家都对这一事件深表遗憾。
- The United States regrets the loss of innocent civilian lives.美国对无辜平民丧生感到遗憾。
- regret that I regret that I am unable to accept your kind invitation.很遗憾，我不能接受你的友好邀请。
- I very much regret that I cannot be with you this evening.我很遗憾今晚不能和你在一起。
- regret to do something We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.我们很遗憾地通知您，您的申请未获通过。
- I regret to say that we cannot let you have the picture.我很遗憾地说，我们不能让你有这张照片。
- it is regretted that… It is to be regretted that so many young people leave school without qualifications.遗憾的是那么多年轻人肄业离校。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- bitterly
- deeply
- greatly
- …
verb + regret
- begin to
- come to
- grow to
- …

词源late Middle English: from Old French regreter ‘bewail (the dead)’.

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regret

noun

/rɪˈɡret/

[uncountable, countable]

a sad feeling because of something that has happened or something that you have done or not done痛惜；懊悔；遗憾；失望
- a feeling/pang/twinge of regret后悔的感觉/痛苦/刺痛
- It is a matter of regret that no proper investigation was carried out at the time.令人遗憾的是，当时没有进行适当的调查。
- What is your greatest regret (= the thing that you are most sorry about doing or not doing)?你最大的遗憾是什么？
- with regret It is with great regret that I accept your resignation.接受你的辞呈，我感到非常遗憾。
- regret at something She expressed her regret at the decision.她对这个决定表示失望。
- regret at doing something She admitted her regrets at having had to give up her youthful ambitions.她承认对不得不放弃年轻时的抱负感到后悔。
- regret about doing something I have no regrets about leaving Newcastle (= I do not feel sorry about it).我一点也不后悔离开纽卡斯尔。
- regret about something He confessed to a few regrets about his time in Parliament.他承认对自己在议会的时光有些遗憾。
- regret for something There has still been no official expression of regret for their deaths.官方仍未对他们的死亡表示遗憾。
- regret for doing something He said he felt deep regret for having been part of a government that had brutally violated human rights.他说，他对自己曾是一个残酷侵犯人权的政府的一部分深感遗憾。
- He gave up teaching in 2009, much to the regret of his students.他于 2009 年放弃了教学，这使他的学生深感遗憾。
- Her biggest regret was that she had never had children.她最大的遗憾莫过于自己从未生过孩子。
- I have absolutely no regrets about resigning.对辞职一事，我一点儿都不后悔。
- I never learned to play an instrument and that's a matter of some regret.我从未学过弹奏乐器，这的确让人有些遗憾。
- It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Mr Fred Fisher.我们沉痛地宣布弗雷德・费希尔先生的死讯。
- She enjoyed living alone, but felt a tiny pang of regret for her mother's cooking.她喜欢自己独住，但吃不到母亲做的饭又有点儿遗憾。
- She showed no regret about leaving her country.离开祖国，她没显示出丝毫遗憾。
- She thought of them without regret.想起他们时，她没有丝毫惋惜的感觉。
- The police offered no expression of regret at his wrongful arrest.对于错误地逮捕他一事，警方没有表示遗憾。
- To my regret, I lost touch with her years ago.令我遗憾的是多年前就和她失去了联系。
- my sincere regret at what has happened我对所发生的一切由衷惋惜
- James felt a twinge of regret at missing the party.詹姆斯因错过聚会而感到一阵遗憾。
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Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- bitter
- deep
- …
… of regret
- pang
- stab
- tinge
- …
verb + regret
- feel
- have
- express
- …
preposition
- to your regret
- with regret
- without regret
- …
phrases
- expression of regret
- a matter for regret
- a matter of regret
- …
词源late Middle English: from Old French regreter ‘bewail (the dead)’.