regret
verb-
to feel sorry about something you have done or about something that you have not been able to do 感到遺憾；惋惜；懊悔 - regret something
If you don't do it now, you'll only regret it. 你如果現在不做，以後一定會後悔的。 The decision could be one he lives to regret. 這一決定也許會有讓他後悔的一天。 I soon came to regret my action. 我很快就開始後悔自己的行爲。 ‘I've had a wonderful life,’ she said, ‘I don't regret a thing.’ “我一輩子生活得很好，” 她說，“我沒什麽可遺憾的。” She regretted the words the moment they were out of her mouth. 話一出口，她就後悔了。 - 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. 我從沒後悔過大學退學。 - regret what, how, etc…
I deeply regret what I said. 我非常後悔說了那些話。 - regret that
I regret that I never got to meet him in person. 很遺憾我始終沒能見到他本人。
Extra ExamplesI immediately regretted not asking for his name and address. 我很快就後悔沒問他的姓名和住址。 It was a decision she would soon regret. 這是一個她不久就會感到後悔的決定。 Pierre told them some things he later regretted telling. 皮埃爾告訴了他們一些事，後來他對此感到後悔。 She knew that she would live to regret this decision. 她知道自己日後會後悔作出這個決定。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- bitterly
- deeply
- greatly
- …
- begin to
- come to
- grow to
- …
- regret something
- (formal)
used to say in a polite or formal way that you are sorry or sad about a situation （有禮貌地或正式地表示抱歉、痛惜或悲傷） - regret something
The airline regrets any inconvenience. 航空公司對所造成的任何不便表示歉意。 The president said that his country deeply regretted the incident. 總統稱整個國家都對這一事件深表遺憾。 The United States regrets the loss of innocent civilian lives. 美國對無辜平民喪生感到遺憾。 - regret that
I regret that I am unable to accept your kind invitation. 很遺憾，我不能接受你的友好邀請。 I very much regret that I cannot be with you this evening. 我很遺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. 我們很遺憾地通知您，您的申請未獲通過。 I regret to say that we cannot let you have the picture. 我很遺憾地說，我們不能讓你有這張照片。 - it is regretted that…
It is to be regretted that so many young people leave school without qualifications. 遺憾的是那麽多年輕人肄業離校。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- bitterly
- deeply
- greatly
- …
- begin to
- come to
- grow to
- …
- regret something
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French regreter ‘bewail (the dead)’.
More Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbs