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Regrettable Rɪˈɡretəbl Rɪˈɡretəbli Regrettably Re·Gret·Table Adjective Re·Gret·Tably Jepok/1xfvkt+4i2iof8ef6lawbvmpapcc37sjvpho986lyl1evm3+Slflrzcrlbmzbaaf6a4mppeg8lnbknzr9mq2/Zsmxe4ijwydvkjgwkxh0g+Oy7jfw3djkutnzkq4rxbjddrdbar+Wy21jodb6sgvjw7lvjhefvr0/Cycfhukhwex9dwqqae2kscdptvdgtwgmp/Hs7jsjvfswoew==

word regrettable
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regrettable ★☆☆☆☆
/rɪgre̱təb(ə)l/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人遗憾的;可惜的;令人惋惜的 You describe something as regrettable when you think that it is bad and that it should not happen or have happened.
  [feelings]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...an investigation into what the army described as a regrettable incident...

    对军方称之为令人遗憾的事件的调查

  • It is regrettable that strike leaders seem intent on spoiling holidays.

    遗憾的是罢工领导人似乎决意要破坏节日的气氛。

regrettably
  • Regrettably we could find no sign of the man and the search was terminated...

    很遗憾我们没能找到这个人的踪迹,搜寻终止了。

  • The incidents are regrettably true.

    很可惜这些事件都是真实的。


Oxford re·gret·table / rɪˈɡretəbl ; NAmE rɪˈɡretəbl / adjective regrettable(that…) ( formal) that you are sorry about and wish had not happened 令人惋惜的;可惜的;令人遗憾的 It is regrettable thatthe police were not informed sooner. 遗憾的是没有早些报警。 The loss of jobs is highly regrettable. 失去工作非常令人遗憾。 re·gret·tably / rɪˈɡretəbli ; NAmE rɪˈɡretəbli / adverb Regrettably, crime has been increasing in this area. 令人遗憾的是这一地区的犯罪率在不断上升。 re·gret·table / rɪˈɡretəbl ; NAmE rɪˈɡretəbl / re·gret·tably / rɪˈɡretəbli ; NAmE rɪˈɡretəbli /
LDC
regrettablere‧gret‧ta‧ble /rɪˈɡretəbəl/ adjective
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Word family
something that is regrettable is unpleasant, and you wish things could be different SYN  unfortunate:  This was a very regrettable error.it is regrettable that It’s regrettable that classical music receives so little attention.
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regrettable

[rɪˈgretəbl]

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遗憾的(79%),可惜的(11%),可叹的(10%)
adj.令人遗憾的;可惜的;可悲的;抱歉的

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