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regret
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- Conjugation :
past
regretted
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ing
regretting
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Derivatives :
n
regretfulness
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n
regretter
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adj
regretful
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adv
regretfully
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- regret
[rɪ'grεt]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
遗憾
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2.
vt.
[+one's action]
后悔
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3.
vt.
[+event]
对…表示遗憾
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with regret
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遗憾地
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to have no regrets
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没有遗憾
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to regret that...
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对…感到后悔
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we regret to inform you that...
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我们遗憾地通知您…
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- regret
[rɪˈgret]
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1.
verb
对……感到后悔
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2.
verb
对……感到惋惜
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3.
vi.
对……感到抱歉
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I regret I can't come to the party.
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很遗憾，我无法来参加宴会。
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4.
vi.
对……感到遗憾
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I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard.
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我很遗憾地说，你没有被哈佛大学录取。
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5.
n.[c/u]
后悔，懊悔，遗憾
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He wrote a note expressing his regret.
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他写了张字条来表达他的哀悼。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- regret
[rɪ'grεt]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
[may take a clause as object or an infinitive]
to feel sorry, repentant, or upset about
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2.
vt.
to bemoan or grieve the death or loss of
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3.
n
a sense of repentance, guilt, or sorrow, as over some wrong done or an unfulfilled ambition
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4.
n
a sense of loss or grief
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5.
n
[plural]
a polite expression of sadness, esp in a formal refusal of an invitation
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6.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French regrete, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse grata to weep
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7.
n
[Usage]
Regretful and regretfully are sometimes wrongly used where regrettable and regrettably are meant: he gave a regretful smile; he smiled regretfully; this is a regrettable (not regretful) mistake; regrettably (not regretfully), I shall be unable to attend
Examples
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I regret to inform you that due to the late arrival of my flight, I won't be able to join the meeting.
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很抱歉通知您，因航班延误，我将无法参加会议。
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I regret that I didn't finish school.
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我很后悔那时辍学了。
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We didn't regret putting our trust in him.
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我们不后悔当初那么信任他。
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to regret that...
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对…感到后悔
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We deeply regret any inconvenience that this flight delay may cause you.
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我们为这次飞机延误给您带来的不变表示深深的歉意。
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We regret to inform you that your suggestion was not adopted.
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我们遗憾的通知您，您的建议未被采用。
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India expressed regret over the irresponsible remarks by a UN body about alleged human rights abuse in Jammu, India.
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印度对一个联合国机构在印度查谟人权问题上的不负责言论表示失望。
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I feel no regret about the choice I had made.
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我对自己做的选择毫不懊悔。
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