deplore
verb /dɪˈplɔː(r)/
/dɪˈplɔːr/
(formal)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they deplore | /dɪˈplɔː(r)/ /dɪˈplɔːr/ |
he / she / it deplores | /dɪˈplɔːz/ /dɪˈplɔːrz/ |
past simple deplored | /dɪˈplɔːd/ /dɪˈplɔːrd/ |
past participle deplored | /dɪˈplɔːd/ /dɪˈplɔːrd/ |
-ing form deploring | /dɪˈplɔːrɪŋ/ /dɪˈplɔːrɪŋ/ |
- deplore something to criticize something, especially publicly, because you think it is very bad
公开谴责;强烈反对 - Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing.
我同所有人一样强烈谴责这桩凶杀案。 - He deplored the fact that these criminals were treated by many as heroes and martyrs.
他痛惜这些罪犯被许多人视为英雄和烈士。 - The leadership issued a statement deploring the action of some members.
领导层发表声明,对一些成员的行为表示遗憾。 - We deplore all use of violence and provocation.
我们谴责一切使用暴力和挑衅的行为。
词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘weep for, regret deeply’): from French déplorer or Italian deplorare, from Latin deplorare, from de- ‘away, thoroughly’ + plorare ‘bewail’. - Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing.