repent
verb [intransitive, transitive] (formal)to feel and show that you are sorry for something bad or wrong that you have done 后悔;悔过;忏悔 God welcomes the sinner who repents. 上帝欢迎悔过的罪人。 - repent of something
She had repented of what she had done. 她对自己所做的事深感懊悔。 - repent something
He came to repent his hasty decision (= wished he had not taken it). 他开始后悔自己的草率决定。 - repent for something
I will spend the rest of my life trying to repent for my actions. 我将在对自己所作所为的忏悔中度过余生。
Extra ExamplesIn order to be saved one must truly repent. 必须真诚地忏悔才能得到救赎。 She bitterly repented what she had done. 她对自己做的事追悔莫及。 She has repented of her sins. 她已经对自己的罪过忏悔了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- genuinely
- sincerely
- truly
- …
- come to
- for
- of
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French repentir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pentir (based on Latin paenitere ‘cause to repent’).