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regret

verb
/rɪˈɡret/
/rɪˈɡret/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they regret
/rɪˈɡret/
/rɪˈɡret/
he / she / it regrets
/rɪˈɡrets/
/rɪˈɡrets/
past simple regretted
/rɪˈɡretɪd/
/rɪˈɡretɪd/
past participle regretted
/rɪˈɡretɪd/
/rɪˈɡretɪd/
-ing form regretting
/rɪˈɡretɪŋ/
/rɪˈɡretɪŋ/
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  1. to feel sorry about something you have done or about something that you have not been able to do感到遗憾;惋惜;懊悔
    • regret something If you don't do it now, you'll only regret it.你如果现在不做,以后一定会后悔的。
    • The decision could be one he lives to regret.这一决定也许会有让他后悔的一天。
    • I soon came to regret my action.我很快就开始后悔自己的行为。
    • ‘I've had a wonderful life,’ she said, ‘I don't regret a thing.’“我一辈子生活得很好,” 她说,“我没什么可遗憾的。”
    • She regretted the words the moment they were out of her mouth.话一出口,她就后悔了。
    • regret doing something He bitterly regretted ever having mentioned it.他非常懊悔提起那件事。
    • I never regretted dropping out of college.我从没后悔过大学退学。
    • regret what, how, etc… I deeply regret what I said.我非常后悔说了那些话。
    • regret that I regret that I never got to meet him in person.很遗憾我始终没能见到他本人。
    Extra Examples
    • I immediately regretted not asking for his name and address.我很快就后悔没问他的姓名和住址。
    • It was a decision she would soon regret.这是一个她不久就会感到后悔的决定。
    • Pierre told them some things he later regretted telling.皮埃尔告诉了他们一些事,后来他对此感到后悔。
    • She knew that she would live to regret this decision.她知道自己日后会后悔作出这个决定。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • bitterly
    • deeply
    • greatly
    verb + regret
    • begin to
    • come to
    • grow to
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  2. (formal) used to say in a polite or formal way that you are sorry or sad about a situation(有礼貌地或正式地表示抱歉、痛惜或悲伤)
    • regret something The airline regrets any inconvenience.航空公司对所造成的任何不便表示歉意。
    • The president said that his country deeply regretted the incident.总统称整个国家都对这一事件深表遗憾。
    • The United States regrets the loss of innocent civilian lives.美国对无辜平民丧生感到遗憾。
    • regret that I regret that I am unable to accept your kind invitation.很遗憾,我不能接受你的友好邀请。
    • I very much regret that I cannot be with you this evening.我很遗憾今晚不能和你在一起。
    • regret to do something We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.我们很遗憾地通知您,您的申请未获通过。
    • I regret to say that we cannot let you have the picture.我很遗憾地说,我们不能让你有这张照片。
    • it is regretted that… It is to be regretted that so many young people leave school without qualifications.遗憾的是那么多年轻人肄业离校。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • bitterly
    • deeply
    • greatly
    verb + regret
    • begin to
    • come to
    • grow to
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  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French regreter ‘bewail (the dead)’.

regret

noun
/rɪˈɡret/
/rɪˈɡret/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a sad feeling because of something that has happened or something that you have done or not done痛惜;懊悔;遗憾;失望
    • a feeling/pang/twinge of regret后悔的感觉/痛苦/刺痛
    • It is a matter of regret that no proper investigation was carried out at the time.令人遗憾的是,当时没有进行适当的调查。
    • What is your greatest regret (= the thing that you are most sorry about doing or not doing)?你最大的遗憾是什么?
    • with regret It is with great regret that I accept your resignation.接受你的辞呈,我感到非常遗憾。
    • regret at something She expressed her regret at the decision.她对这个决定表示失望。
    • regret at doing something She admitted her regrets at having had to give up her youthful ambitions.她承认对不得不放弃年轻时的抱负感到后悔。
    • regret about doing something I have no regrets about leaving Newcastle (= I do not feel sorry about it).我一点也不后悔离开纽卡斯尔。
    • regret about something He confessed to a few regrets about his time in Parliament.他承认对自己在议会的时光有些遗憾。
    • regret for something There has still been no official expression of regret for their deaths.官方仍未对他们的死亡表示遗憾。
    • regret for doing something He said he felt deep regret for having been part of a government that had brutally violated human rights.他说,他对自己曾是一个残酷侵犯人权的政府的一部分深感遗憾。
    • He gave up teaching in 2009, much to the regret of his students.他于 2009 年放弃了教学,这使他的学生深感遗憾。
    Extra Examples
    • Her biggest regret was that she had never had children.她最大的遗憾莫过于自己从未生过孩子。
    • I have absolutely no regrets about resigning.对辞职一事,我一点儿都不后悔。
    • I never learned to play an instrument and that's a matter of some regret.我从未学过弹奏乐器,这的确让人有些遗憾。
    • It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Mr Fred Fisher.我们沉痛地宣布弗雷德・费希尔先生的死讯。
    • She enjoyed living alone, but felt a tiny pang of regret for her mother's cooking.她喜欢自己独住,但吃不到母亲做的饭又有点儿遗憾。
    • She showed no regret about leaving her country.离开祖国, 她没显示出丝毫遗憾。
    • She thought of them without regret.想起他们时,她没有丝毫惋惜的感觉。
    • The police offered no expression of regret at his wrongful arrest.对于错误地逮捕他一事,警方没有表示遗憾。
    • To my regret, I lost touch with her years ago.令我遗憾的是多年前就和她失去了联系。
    • my sincere regret at what has happened我对所发生的一切由衷惋惜
    • James felt a twinge of regret at missing the party.詹姆斯因错过聚会而感到一阵遗憾。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • bitter
    • deep
    … of regret
    • pang
    • stab
    • tinge
    verb + regret
    • feel
    • have
    • express
    preposition
    • to your regret
    • with regret
    • without regret
    phrases
    • expression of regret
    • a matter for regret
    • a matter of regret
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French regreter ‘bewail (the dead)’.

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