| 释义 |
regret/riˈɡret/ v. & n.●v. tr. (regretted, regretting) (often foll. by 常后跟 that + clause) 1 feel or express sorrow or repentance or distress over (an action or loss etc.) 对(行为或损失等)感到(或表示)难过、遗憾或后悔 I regret that I forgot 我忘了，为此我很遗憾; regretted your absence 为你的缺席而遗憾 2 (often foll. by 常后跟带 to + infin. or that + clause) acknowledge with sorrow or remorse 对…致歉，表示惋惜或遗憾 I regret to say that you are wrong 我很遗憾地告诉你，你错了; regretted he would not be attending 对他不能出席表示遗憾 ●n. 1 a feeling of sorrow, repentance, disappointment, etc., over an action or loss etc. (对行为或损失等的)难过、悔恨或失望等 2 (often in pl. 常用复数) an (esp. polite or formal) expression of disappointment or sorrow at an occurrence, inability to comply, etc. (尤指客气而正式的)歉意，惋惜 refused with many regrets 不能答应，深表歉意; heard with regret of her death 获悉她的去世，深表惋惜 □ give (or send) one's regrets formally decline an invitation 正式谢绝邀请 [Middle English from Old French regreter ‘bewail’] |