regrets; regretted; regretting
regrets; regretted; regretting
Learner's definition of REGRET
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: to feel sad or sorry about (something that you did or did not do) : to have regrets about (something)后悔；惋惜；感到遗憾 -
Don't say anything you might regret later.不要讲任何你事后可能会后悔的话。
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I deeply regret what I said.我十分后悔我讲的那些话。
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She does not regret leaving him.她不后悔离开他。
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He regrets not traveling more when he was younger.他后悔年轻时没经常去旅游。
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He says he doesn't regret anything that he's done in his life.他说他对自己一生所做之事都不后悔。
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If you don't travel now, you might live to regret it. [=you might feel sorry or disappointed about it in the future]如果你现在不旅行，你可能将来会后悔的。
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not used in progressive tenses —
used formally and in writing to express sad feelings about something that is disappointing or unpleasant（用于正式书面语）对…感到抱歉，对…感到遗憾 -
We regret to inform you [=we are sorry to tell you] that we have offered the job to someone else.我们遗憾地告知您，我们已将那份工作给了其他人。
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We regret any inconvenience these delays may cause.因这些延误造成的任何不便，我们深表歉意。
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Dr. Smith regrets that she will be unable to attend. [=Dr. Smith cannot attend]史密斯博士对她无法出席表示抱歉。
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It is to be regretted [=it is regrettable/unfortunate] that the program has lost its funding.很遗憾，这个计划失去了资助。
2 regret /rɪˈgrɛt/ noun
plural regrets
plural regrets
Learner's definition of REGRET
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: a feeling of sadness or disappointment about something that you did or did not do后悔；惋惜；遗憾 [count]
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She expressed (her) regret for calling me a liar.对于说我是个骗子她表示了（她的）悔意。
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To my regret, I never visited Europe.很遗憾，我从未去过欧洲。
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It is with deep regret that he is announcing his resignation.他非常遗憾地宣布辞去职务。
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Much to the regret of my parents, I decided not to go to college. = Much to my parents' regret, I decided not to go to college. [=my parents were disappointed that I did not go to college]我决定不读大学了，我的父母感到十分惋惜。
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regrets [plural] : a statement saying politely that you will not be able to go to a meeting, party, etc.（因无法出席会议、聚会等的）致歉语