1 VERB 为…悲痛;哀叹;痛惜 If you lament something, you express your sadness, regret, or disappointment about it. 为…悲痛;哀叹;痛惜 [mainly formal, or written] [Also VERB]
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Ken began to lament the death of his only son. [VERB noun]
肯开始对独子的死悲痛不已。
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He laments that people in Villa El Salvador are suspicious of the police. [VERB that]
他哀叹埃尔萨尔瓦多镇的居民居然不信任警方。
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'Prices are down 40 per cent since Christmas,' he lamented. [VERB with quote]
“圣诞节以来物价降了4成,”他悲叹道。
SYN bemoan, grieve, mourn, weep over
2 N-COUNT [oft with poss] 悲痛之情;哀叹;痛惜 Someone's lament is an expression of their sadness, regret, or disappointment about something. 悲痛之情;哀叹;痛惜 [mainly formal, or written]
SYN complaint, moaning, moan, keening
3 N-COUNT 悼词;挽歌 A lament is a poem, song, or piece of music which expresses sorrow that someone has died. 悼词;挽歌
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A singer on the country music station was singing a lament for the late, great Buddy Holly.
乡村音乐电台中,一位歌手正演唱歌曲哀悼已故的伟大音乐人巴迪·霍利。
SYN dirge, requiem, elegy, threnody [formal]
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