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)後悔;惋惜;感到遺憾 -
Don't say anything you might regret later.不要講任何你事後可能會後悔的話。
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I deeply regret what I said.我十分後悔我講的那些話。
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She does not regret leaving him.她不後悔離開他。
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He regrets not traveling more when he was younger.他後悔年輕時沒經常去旅遊。
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He says he doesn't regret anything that he's done in his life.他說他對自己一生所做之事都不後悔。
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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]如果你現在不旅行,你可能將來會後悔的。
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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(用於正式書面語)對…感到抱歉,對…感到遺憾 -
We regret to inform you [=we are sorry to tell you] that we have offered the job to someone else.我們遺憾地告知您,我們已將那份工作給了其他人。
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We regret any inconvenience these delays may cause.因這些延誤造成的任何不便,我們深表歉意。
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Dr. Smith regrets that she will be unable to attend. [=Dr. Smith cannot attend]史密斯博士對她無法出席表示抱歉。
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It is to be regretted [=it is regrettable/unfortunate] that the program has lost its funding.很遺憾,這個計劃失去了資助。
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後悔;惋惜;遺憾 [count]
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She expressed (her) regret for calling me a liar.對於說我是個騙子她表示了(她的)悔意。
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To my regret, I never visited Europe.很遺憾,我從未去過歐洲。
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It is with deep regret that he is announcing his resignation.他非常遺憾地宣布辭去職務。
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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]我決定不讀大學了,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.(因無法出席會議、聚會等的)致歉語