regretting

/ri-gret/US // rɪˈgrɛt //UK // (rɪˈɡrɛt) //

遗憾的是,遗憾,后悔,悔恨

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb

1
re·gret·ted, re·gret·ting.
- : to feel sorrow or remorse for: He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
- : to think of with a sense of loss: to regret one's vanished youth.

n.名词 noun

1
- : a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- : a feeling of sorrow or remorse for a fault, act, loss, disappointment, etc.
- : regrets, a polite, usually formal refusal of an invitation: I sent her my regrets.
- : a note expressing regret at one's inability to accept an invitation: I have had four acceptances and one regret.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbbe upset about

Synonyms

apologize致歉,赔礼道歉,歉意,歉疚 bemoan哀叹,叹息,抱怨,哀怨 deplore痛惜,遗憾的是,谴责,惋惜 grieve伤心,哀伤,哀悼,伤心欲绝 lament哀叹,悲叹,感叹,悲哀 repent忏悔,悔过,悔改,悔过自新 bewail哀叹,哀告,哀叹一声,哀悼 deprecate弃用,废止,废弃的,删减

Examples

So at the end of the book, when I give my 10 feline tips for living, I just say that if you can’t live as freely as cats, and most of us can’t, then by all means return to the human world of diversion without regret and stay in it.
Wallen’s voice is a brawny, raspy, twangy thing, but it’s the speed of his phrasing that gives his music its humanity, its sense of desire, and its sense of regret.
My only regrets are not keeping a journal or having the wherewithal to discover the practice of meditation under the sea.
Because to me, you should look at problems from the standpoint of regret.
Sherman said his biggest regret is that reforms to the city’s community planning process that he ushered through City Hall weren’t adopted yet.
Presumably to pursue a long career of regretting that he left a lead role on the best show on network television.
It was, however, a colossal flop—critically and commercially—with Lynch later regretting sacrificing final cut.
It's better to regret not having kids then having them and regretting it.
Madame and myself had just been regretting that we should have to pass the evening in this miserable hole of a town.
One day I will tell you the whole story, and you will see if I have reason for regretting the poor girl.
Walter Fetherston was ever regretting his inability to put any of the confidential information he acquired into his books.
Then, regretting the betrayal of his feelings, the young man relapsed into gloomy silence.

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regretting

/ri-gret/US // rɪˈgrɛt //UK // (rɪˈɡrɛt) //

遗憾的是,遗憾,后悔,悔恨

Related Words

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb

1
re·gret·ted, re·gret·ting.
- : to feel sorrow or remorse for: He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
- : to think of with a sense of loss: to regret one's vanished youth.

n.名词 noun

1
- : a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- : a feeling of sorrow or remorse for a fault, act, loss, disappointment, etc.
- : regrets, a polite, usually formal refusal of an invitation: I sent her my regrets.
- : a note expressing regret at one's inability to accept an invitation: I have had four acceptances and one regret.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbbe upset about

Synonyms

Examples

So at the end of the book, when I give my 10 feline tips for living, I just say that if you can’t live as freely as cats, and most of us can’t, then by all means return to the human world of diversion without regret and stay in it.
Wallen’s voice is a brawny, raspy, twangy thing, but it’s the speed of his phrasing that gives his music its humanity, its sense of desire, and its sense of regret.
My only regrets are not keeping a journal or having the wherewithal to discover the practice of meditation under the sea.
Because to me, you should look at problems from the standpoint of regret.
Sherman said his biggest regret is that reforms to the city’s community planning process that he ushered through City Hall weren’t adopted yet.
Presumably to pursue a long career of regretting that he left a lead role on the best show on network television.
It was, however, a colossal flop—critically and commercially—with Lynch later regretting sacrificing final cut.
It's better to regret not having kids then having them and regretting it.
Madame and myself had just been regretting that we should have to pass the evening in this miserable hole of a town.
One day I will tell you the whole story, and you will see if I have reason for regretting the poor girl.
Walter Fetherston was ever regretting his inability to put any of the confidential information he acquired into his books.
Then, regretting the betrayal of his feelings, the young man relapsed into gloomy silence.

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