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regrettable adj.可叹的；可惜的；遗憾的 (1) 他决定娶她是很不幸的。(2) 由于交通设施的发展，现在很少人愿意步行，这是很可惜的。(3) 遗憾的是我们从没认真谈过。(4) 他因该为自己那令人遗憾的行为而感到后悔。 Actions and events are regrettable if they result in feelings of regret, or if they're unwelcome or undesirable. Wearing your least comfortable shoes on a walking tour of Paris will be a regrettable choice if blisters form on your toes. Remember, regrettable describes things like decisions, actions or words. Regretful is for describing people and feelings that express regret.

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英 [rɪ'ɡretəbl] 美 [rɪ'ɡretəbl] (1) His decision to marry her is more regrettable.(2) It is regrettable that few people shall walk today because of the development of traffic facilities.(3) It is regrettable that we never speak seriously.(4) He should be regretful for his regrettable conduct. Regrettable describes things that make you feel sorry. Letting your sister borrow your own snow shovel became a regrettable decision the moment the big storm started. 1[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。regrettablyRegrettably 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。

英语单词	regrettable
英美音标	英 [rɪ'ɡretəbl] 美 [rɪ'ɡretəbl]
中文释义	adj.可叹的；可惜的；遗憾的
英语例句	(1) His decision to marry her is more regrettable. (2) It is regrettable that few people shall walk today because of the development of traffic facilities. (3) It is regrettable that we never speak seriously. (4) He should be regretful for his regrettable conduct.
中文例句	(1) 他决定娶她是很不幸的。 (2) 由于交通设施的发展，现在很少人愿意步行，这是很可惜的。 (3) 遗憾的是我们从没认真谈过。 (4) 他因该为自己那令人遗憾的行为而感到后悔。
vocabulary简明	Regrettable describes things that make you feel sorry. Letting your sister borrow your own snow shovel became a regrettable decision the moment the big storm started.
vocabulary扩展	Actions and events are regrettable if they result in feelings of regret, or if they're unwelcome or undesirable. Wearing your least comfortable shoes on a walking tour of Paris will be a regrettable choice if blisters form on your toes. Remember, regrettable describes things like decisions, actions or words. Regretful is for describing people and feelings that express regret.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。

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