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Regret I Sth Regretted   [V Great  I Rɪˈɡret

Regret can be used as a verb, meaning to feel sorry or wish you had not done something, or as a noun, meaning a feeling of sadness or disappointment about something. It can also be used formally to express an apology or sorrow.

regret [VERB] 对…感到后悔;因…遗憾 If you regret something that you have done, you wish that you had not done it. I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since... [N-VAR] 悔恨;失望;后悔;惋惜 Regret is a feeling of sadness or disappointment, which is caused by something that has happened or something that you have done or not done. My great regret in life is that I didn't bring home the America's Cup... [VERB] 为…抱歉;很遗憾地说/通知你 You can say that you regret something as a polite way of saying that you are sorry about it. You use expressions such as I regret to say or I regret to inform you to show that you are sorry about something. 'I very much regret the injuries he sustained,' he said... [N-UNCOUNT] 抱歉;遗憾 If someone expresses regret about something, they say that they are sorry about it. He expressed great regret and said that surgeons would attempt to reverse the operation...

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/rɪgre̱t/
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[VERB 动词]对…感到后悔;因…遗憾 If you regret something that you have done, you wish that you had not done it.
  [V n]
  [V that]
  [V -ing]
  • I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since...

    我就向他屈服了,从那以后我一直后悔。

  • Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question...

    埃利斯好像后悔问了这个问题。

  • Five years later she regrets having given up her home.

    5年后她对当初放弃自己的家感到后悔。

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[N-VAR 可变名词]悔恨;失望;后悔;惋惜 Regret is a feeling of sadness or disappointment, which is caused by something that has happened or something that you have done or not done.
  • My great regret in life is that I didn't bring home the America's Cup...

    我这辈子最大的遗憾就是没有把美洲杯捧回家。

  • Lillee said he had no regrets about retiring.

    利里说他没后悔退休。

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[VERB 动词]为…抱歉;很遗憾地说/通知你 You can say that you regret something as a polite way of saying that you are sorry about it. You use expressions such as I regret to say or I regret to inform you to show that you are sorry about something.
  [V n]
  [V that]
  [V to-inf]
  [politeness]
  • 'I very much regret the injuries he sustained,' he said...

    “我对他的受伤感到很遗憾,”他说。

  • I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests...

    我很遗憾美国也加入了这一抗议的行列。

  • Her lack of co-operation is nothing new, I regret to say...

    很遗憾,我不得不说她缺少合作精神不是什么新鲜事。

  • I regret to inform you he died as a consequence of his injuries.

    我很遗憾地通知你,他因伤势太重不治身亡。

4
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]抱歉;遗憾 If someone expresses regret about something, they say that they are sorry about it.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • He expressed great regret and said that surgeons would attempt to reverse the operation...

    他深表歉意,说外科医生会努力消除手术造成的损伤。

  • She has accepted his resignation with regret.

    她遗憾地接受了他的辞职。


Oxford re·gret / rɪˈɡret ; NAmE rɪˈɡret /
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regret regrets regretted regretting
verb ( -tt- ) 1 to feel sorry about sth you have done or about sth that you have not been able to do 感到遗憾;惋惜;懊悔 regretsth If you don't do it now, you'llonly 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. 这一决定也许会令他终身遗憾。 ‘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。” regretdoing sth He bitterly regrettedever having mentioned it. 他非常懊悔提起那件事。 regretwhat, how, etc… I deeply regretwhat I said. 我非常后悔说了那些话。 regretthat… I regret that I never got to meet him in person. 很遗憾我始终没能见到他本人。 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) regretsth The airline regrets any inconvenience. 航空公司对所造成的任何不便表示歉意。 regretthat… 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。 regretto do sth We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful. 我们很遗憾地通知您,您的申请未通过。 it is regretted that… It is to be regretted thatso many young people leave school without qualifications. 遗憾的是那么多年轻人不能毕业。 noun [uncountable ,  countable ] a feeling of sadness or disappointment that you have because of sth that has happened or sth that you have done or not done 痛惜;懊悔;遗憾;失望 It is with great regretthat I accept your resignation. 接受你的辞呈,我感到非常遗憾。 She expressed her regret atthe decision. 她对这个决定表示失望。 a pang/twinge of regret 一阵痛悔之情 I have no regretsabout leaving Newcastle (= I do not feel sorry about it). 我一点也不后悔离开纽卡斯尔。 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? He gave up teaching in 2009, much to the regret ofhis students. 他于 2009 年放弃了教学,这使他的学生深感遗憾。 re·gret / rɪˈɡret ; NAmE rɪˈɡret /
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regret1 verb
regret2 noun
regretre‧gret1 /rɪˈɡret/ ●●○ W3 verb (past tense and past participle regretted, present participle regretting) [transitive]
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1to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it:  Don’t do anything you might regret.regret doing something I regret leaving school so young.regret (that) He was beginning to regret that he’d come along.2[not in progressive] formal used in official letters or statements when saying that you are sorry or sad about something:  We regret any inconvenience caused to our customers.regret (that) I regret that I will be unable to attend.regret to say/inform/tell I regret to inform you that your contract will not be renewed.COLLOCATIONSadverbsdeeply/greatly· I deeply regretted what had happened.bitterly (=with a feeling of great sadness)· I bitterly regretted my decision to leave.sincerely· The airline sincerely regrets any delays to passengers.very much· We very much regret that there will be job losses.instantly/immediately· ‘No,’ she blurted out, instantly regretting her response.phraseslive to regret something (=regret it in the future)· If you don’t go, you may live to regret it.
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regretregret2 ●○○ noun
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1[countable usually plural, uncountable] sadness that you feel about something, especially because you wish it had not happenedregret about I have no regrets about leaving.great/deep regret She has already expressed deep regret for what happened.with regret I decided with some regret that it was time to move on. It is with great regret that I must decline your offer.to somebody’s regret I lost touch with her, much to my regret.2give/send your regrets formal to say that you are unable to go to a meeting, accept an invitation etc:  My father was ill and had to send his regrets.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesgreat/deep regret· I accepted his resignation with great regret.bitter regret (=when you feel sad and angry)· To the bitter regret of his party, he refused to call an election.somebody’s biggest regret· Her biggest regret was not having children.somebody’s only regret· My only regret is that my parents did not live to see this day.verbshave regrets· I have absolutely no regrets.express regret· The president expressed his regret at the deaths.phrasesa pang/twinge/stab of regret literary (=a sudden short feeling of regret)· Kate watched her go with a pang of regret.
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regret

[rɪˈgret]regretted, regretting, regrets

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遗憾(49%),后悔(35%),抱歉(10%),惋惜(5%),为 ... 感到遗憾(1%)
n.遗憾;抱歉;悲叹
vi.感到后悔;感到抱歉
vt.后悔;惋惜;哀悼

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