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re·gret /rɪˈɡret/ vt. | vi. | n.
I (-gret·ted; -gret·ting)
❶ vt.
1. 因…懊悔，因…后悔；因…遗憾
I regret my mistake. 我为自己所犯错误感到懊悔。
He regretted very much having said unkind things about his friends. 他说了朋友们的坏话，对此非常后悔。
I sincerely regret that I have hurt your feelings, but I didn't do it on purpose. 我从内心深处悔恨自己伤了你的感情，不过我不是故意的。
I regret what I said. 我为自己说过的话感到后悔。
What do you regret most leaving undone? 哪些未竟之事使你最感遗憾?
It is to be regretted that... 令人遗憾的是…
2. 痛惜，对…感到惋惜；因失去…而惆怅，思念
I regret his death. 我对他的逝世痛惜不已。
I don't mind living in the city, but I do regret my horse! 住在城里，我倒无所谓，但我为不能因此骑我的爱驹感到惋惜。
He sighed, regretting the small hotel overlooking a lake. 他叹了口气，不胜怀念那座可以俯瞰一泓湖水的小旅馆。
3. 因…感到对不起，为…抱歉
I regret my child's ignorance. 我孩子不懂事，对不起。
London Transport regrets any inconvenience caused by these repairs. 伦敦交通管理当局为这些修理工程所带来的不便致歉。
I regret to have to do this, but I have no choice. 对不起，我必须这么做，因为没有别的选择。
I regret to say that I am unable to help you. 很抱歉，我爱莫能助。
We regret to tell (或 inform) you that you are to be dismissed next week. 我们不得不遗憾地奉告：你下周起被解雇。
❷ vi.
感到懊悔；感到遗憾；感到惋惜
II n.
1. 懊悔；遗憾
I have no regrets (或 I feel no regret) about what I did. 我对自己所做的事毫不懊悔。
Now I could die without any regrets. 现在我可以死而无憾了。
Much (或 Greatly) to my regret, I must leave you now. 非常遗憾，我得向你告别了。
2. 痛惜，惋惜；惆怅，失望
express one's regret at the passing of sb. 对某人逝世表示痛惜
We heard with great regret that you had failed the examination. 得知你考试未能及格，我们深感惋惜。
Many would share in the regret at how time flies. 对于飞快流逝的光阴，许多人都有怅然若失的同感。
feel a sudden pang of regret 突感怅惘的痛楚
3. 道歉，歉意；[regrets] (对邀请的)辞谢(短柬)
I can't come — please give them my regrets. 我不能前去，请代向他们致歉。
Please accept my regrets at having to refuse. 我不得不谢绝，谨致歉意。
We sent our regrets declining the invitation. 我们去信辞谢了他们的邀请。
[<OFr regreter to bewail head<RE- +?ON grāta to weep] |