regret

英 [rɪ'ɡret] 美 [rɪ'ɡret]

• v. 后悔；惋惜；为 ... 感到遗憾
• n. 遗憾；抱歉；后悔

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 懊悔,惋惜,遗憾

   feel sorry about (a sad fact or event, a mistake one has made, etc.), and wish it had not happened or was not true

n. (名词)

1. [U][C]痛惜,懊悔,遗憾,失望,悔恨

   feeling of sadness at the loss of sb/sth; feeling of annoyance, disappointment or repentance

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 懊悔，后悔
2. 抱歉
3. 抱憾，遗憾
4. 思念，怀念，想念
5. 痛惜，惋惜
6. 悼念，哀悼
7. 悔恨，追悔
8. 以（不能...）为憾
9. 懊恼，恼恨
10. 抱怨
11. 为...感到难过
12. 为...抱歉
13. 因失去…而惆怅

n. 名词

1. 遗憾
2. 悔恨，后悔，懊悔
3. 抱歉，歉意
4. 哀悼
5. 惋惜，痛惜，悲叹
6. 表示谢绝的短柬
7. 懊恼，懊丧
8. 失望

英英释义

Noun:

1. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment;

   "he drank to drown his sorrows"
   "he wrote a note expressing his regret"
   "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
   

Verb:

1. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

2. feel sad about the loss or absence of

3. decline formally or politely;

   "I regret I can't come to the party"
   

4. express with regret;

   "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. I now regret having made a promise that I would join in the scheme.
   我现在后悔答应参加该计划的事。
2. We deeply regret that this big fire has taken away two young men's lives.
   这次大火夺走了两个年轻人的生命,我们为此感到深深的惋惜。
3. We regret that we have to place the entire shipment at your disposal.
   很遗憾，我们只得将全部货品退回贵方自行处理。

用作名词 (n.)

1. My only regret is that I have missed the chance to go abroad for further education.
   我唯一遗憾的是错过了去国外进修的机会。
2. Much to my regret, I can't accept your invitation.
   很抱歉,我不能接受你的邀请。
3. There is no room for regret when matters have reached this stage.
   事已至此,后悔也没有用了。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. Men will say things when their blood is up which, and they regret after they have cooled down.
   人们发怒时会说一些过分的话,当他们冷静下来又感到后悔。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. You'll regret this.
   这事你将会后悔的。
2. She refused their help and she didn't regret it.
   她拒绝了他们的帮助,对此她并不感到后悔。
3. I didn't regret the choice I had made.
   我作了这个选择并不后悔。
4. Don't tell the police about this—or you'll regret it!
   此事不要报警,否则你会后悔的。
5. He regretted the lost opportunity.
   他为失去的机会而感到惋惜。
6. He said his government regretted the incident.
   他说,他的政府对这件事感到遗憾。
7. I regret my child's ignorance.
   我为孩子的无知感到遗憾。
8. I regret my ignorance of the subject.
   我很遗憾,对这个问题一无所知。
9. Later on,I regretted my decision not to take the job.
   后来,我后悔没接受这个职务。
10. I don't mind living in the city, but I do regret my horse!
    我不介意住在城里,可是我非常想念我的马。
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11. The mistake is much to be regretted.
    这个错误很令人遗憾。
12. His death was regretted by all.
    他去世了,大家都很悲痛。

S+～+to- v

1. We regret to inform you that we cannot help you.
   我们很遗憾地通知您,我们无法帮助您。
2. I regret to tell you that I won't be able to attend the ceremony.
   我很遗憾地告诉你,我不能参加这一典礼。
3. I regret to say that we cannot stay here any longer.
   我很抱歉,我们不能再在这儿多呆了。
4. I regret to say that we have no news for you.
   我很遗憾,我们没有给你带来什么消息。
5. I regret to tell you that I am willing, but unable.
   我抱歉对你说了吧,我心有余而力不足。
6. I regret to have told him the thing.
   我后悔告诉了他这件事。

S+～+ v -ing

1. I regret selling the house.
   我后悔卖了房子。
2. They regretted agreeing to the convocation of that meeting.
   他们后悔同意召开这个会议。
3. I half regretted having left the work unfinished.
   这件工作我没有做完,感到有些遗憾。
4. They regretted ordering these books from abroad.
   向国外订购了这些书,他们很后悔。
5. I don't regret telling her what I thought, even if it upset her.
   我把想法告诉了她,即使她感到烦恼我也不后悔。
6. To this day I don't regret having made that remark.
   说了这话,我至今不悔。
7. Afterwards he regretted having spoken to them about it.
   后来他为对他们说过此事感到抱歉。
8. He said he much regretted not being able to help.
   他说,他帮不上忙,深感遗憾。

S+～+that-clause

1. I regret that I shall not be able to come.
   很遗憾,我不能来。
2. I regret that I cannot help.
   很抱歉,此事我爱莫能助。
3. I bitterly regret that we haven't been able to do better.
   我们没能做得更好一些,我深感遗憾。
4. I regret that I missed the concert.
   这场音乐会没有赶上,我很遗憾。
5. He regretted that he had left without saying goodbye to them.
   他没有和他们告别就走了,感到很遗憾。
6. He regretted that he had left home early.
   他后悔那么早就离开家里。
7. I now regret that I didn't work harder at school.
   我后悔不应该在学校里不用功。

S+～+wh-clause

1. I regret what I said.
   我为自己说过的话感到后悔。
2. I regret what I've done to her.
   我后悔不该那样对她。

It is/was+ n./pron. +to be ～ed+that-clause

1. It is much to be regretted that you can't join us in the trip.
   你不能和我们一道去旅行,真是很遗憾。
2. It is a matter to be regretted that he should have failed again in the examination.
   他竟然又一次考试不及格,这是一件令人遗憾的事。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Please accept my regret.
   请接受我的歉意。
2. I've never had any regret over anything I've done.
   我从未对我所做过的事后悔过。
3. He said he had no regret about leaving the university.
   他说他不懊悔从这所大学退学。
4. She showed much regret for her fault.
   她对她的过失深感后悔。
5. He expressed regret for what he had done.
   他对他的所作所为表示后悔。
6. A feeling of infinite regret came over him.
   他突然产生了一种无限惋惜的感觉。
7. I heard of his death with great regret.
   我听到他去世的消息感到万分悲痛。
8. I've expressed regret at the death of his father.
   我对他父亲的去世感到十分悲痛。
9. I feel no regret at her absence.
   她缺席,我并不遗憾。
10. The prime minister expressed her regret at the failure of the talks.
    首相对谈判失败表示遗憾。
11. Many would share in the regret at how time flies.
    对于飞快流逝的光阴,许多人感到惋惜。
12. We informed them with regret of our decision.
    我们遗憾地把我们的决定告知他们。
13. We heard with great regret that you had failed the examination.
    得知你考试不及格,我们深感惋惜。
14. We decided with some regret that we could not offer him the job.
    我们遗憾地决定,我们无法给他这个职位。
15. I declined with much regret your kind invitation.
    很遗憾,我不能接受您的盛情邀请。
16. Much to my regrets,I am unable to accept your invitation.
    我很抱歉,我不能接受你的邀请。
17. She could not come but sent regrets.
    她不能来,但寄来了辞谢信。

经典引文

• Frantic with regret Of her he loves.

  出自： W. Cowper

• A face..less bright than usual, from regret at appearing so late.

  出自： George Eliot

• Don't..think that I have the slightest regret.

  出自： J. Conrad

• At times my life seems nothing but a series of regrets, of wrong turnings.

  出自： P. Auster

• I regret the speaking rivers I have known.

  出自： S. Keyes

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• regret choice 对选择感到后悔
• regret the ignorance 对无知感到遗憾
• regret the lost opportunity 对失掉的机会而感到惋惜

～+副词

• regret half 有些遗憾
• regret much 深感遗憾
• regret bitterly 深感遗憾
• regret deeply 深感遗憾
• regret greatly 深感遗憾
• regret immediately 立即后悔
• regret sincerely 从心底感到后悔

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• accept sb's regrets 接受某人的歉意
• express regret 表示遗憾
• feel regret 感到后悔〔遗憾〕
• have no regret 毫不后悔
• show regret 显得遗憾

形容词+～

• bitter regret 深为遗憾
• deep regret 深深的遗憾
• useless regret 无益的后悔

介词+～

• a matter for regret 一件憾事
• to one's regret 遗憾的是
• refuse with much regret 婉言谢绝

～+介词

• regret at 对…的遗憾
• regret at sb's action 对某人的行为感到遗憾
• regret for 为…遗憾,对…的后悔
• regret for one's mistake 对自己的错误表示后悔
• regret for sb's action 对某人的行为感到遗憾
• regret over 对…的遗憾
• regret over sb's action 对某人的行为感到遗憾

词语用法

1. 用于“报告不开心的事”的表达方式有I regret that，I regret to say that，I regret to have to announce that等，语气的轻重不同。

   I regret to tell you that my brother died yesterday afternoon.
   我很遗憾地告诉你，我哥哥昨天下午去世了。

2. 表示“因……而感觉悲哀或不开心”时，常在regret后接不定式。

   I regret to hear of your sister's death.
   我为你妹妹的死而感到悲哀。

3. 表示“因……而感到后悔”时，常在regret后接动名词。

   I regret causing him so much inconvenience.
   我因让他如此不方便而感到后悔。

4. regret属于及物动词，后面通常不与介词for连用；
5. admit with regret表示“regret”或“admit”，通常不是指过分客气，就是指不够诚恳。

v. (动词)

1. regret的基本意思是“懊悔,惋惜,遗憾”,指对于已经发生或不愿发生但又不得不发生的事情在心里产生一种伤感或抱歉,但已经没有挽回的余地。引申还可指“抱歉”。
2. regret既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词、代词、动名词或that/wh-从句作宾语。可用于被动结构。
3. regret后接名词,表示对某事后悔; 后接动词不定式表示因将要做某事而感到抱歉或不快; 后接动名词表示因做了某事而感到后悔; 后接从句表示对某事感到遗憾。
4. regret后接动词不定式的完成体也可表示对已发生之事感到遗憾、后悔,但不如接动名词常见。

n. (名词)

1. regret用作名词时意思是“懊悔,遗憾”,指对失落物的悲伤、惋惜,也指对已做过或没有成功的事表示懊悔或不愉快,也可指对自己无能为力做某事感到懊悔,常用作不可数名词。regret还可指“痛惜”“失望”“悔恨”“辞谢帖”等。
2. regret在表达一般的歉意时要用单数形式,由于谢绝而表示的歉意,则要用其复数形式或加much这个形容词。另外, regret在表示“辞谢帖”时多用复数形式。
3. regret前可用much, little, no等修饰,表示遗憾的程度。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

I regret, I am afraid

• 这两者在有些句子里(例如都用作表示道歉的客气话时)意思上和语气上没有明显的差别,可以互换。例如：
• I am afraid〔I regret〕 that I shall not be able to attend the party.我恐怕不能参加这次聚会〔很遗憾,我不能参加这次聚会〕。
• 但一般情况下,这两者在含义上还是多少有些差别的。I am afraid...表示说话人多少有些不情愿的情绪,而I regret则重在表示说话人感到遗憾的心理。例如：
• I am afraid she didn't tell the truth.
• 我恐怕她没有说实话。
• I regret that she didn't tell the truth.
• 很遗憾她没有说实话。
• 前者的含义是“我并不愿意把这一点说穿”,后者的含义是“她应该说实话,遗憾的是她并没有这样做”。

下面三句意思相同:

• He regrets to have done such a thing.
• He regrets having done such a thing.
• He regrets doing such a thing.
• 他后悔做了这样的事。

下面两个句子意思不同:

• I regret that this has happened.
• 我为发生这事感到懊悔。
• I regret that this should have happened.
• 令我遗憾的是竟发生这事。

n. (名词)

regret, remorse

• 这两个词的共同意思是“懊悔”。其区别是：
• regret多指对已做或没有成功的事表示懊悔或不愉快,有时则指对自己无能为力的事感到懊悔; remorse多指烦恼或问心有愧的精神折磨,常含有自责、悔恨之义。例如:
• The boy was filled with remorse for the worry he had caused his mother.这个男孩因为使他妈妈难过而自责。

regret，repent

• 这两个动词均有“后悔”之意。
• regret指对已发生或未发生的事或行为表示后悔或婉惜。
• repent正式用词，语气较强，指对自己所做的错事或不该做的事感到深切的悔恨。

常见错误

v. (动词)

1. 她对过去的错误感到悔恨。

   误 She regretted for her past mistakes.

   正 She regretted her past mistakes.

   析 regret意为“悔恨”,是及物动词,后面直接跟宾语,不需加介词for。

2. 我很抱歉地通知你,我们不能给你提供工作。

   误 I regret informing you that we are unable to offer you employment.

   正 I regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you employment.

3. 我遗憾地通知你,你的申请没有成功。

   误 I regret informing you that your application has been unsuccessful.

   正 I regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful.

4. 我深深地后悔说了这些话。

   误 I deeply regret to say these words.

   正 I deeply regret having said these words.

   析 表示“为将要做的事而遗憾”应该用regret to- v ; 表示“为已做的某事而懊悔〔遗憾〕”应该用regret v -ing。

n. (名词)

1. 不能赴约,谨致歉意。

   误 Please accept my regret at having to refuse the invitation.

   正 Please accept my regrets at having to refuse the invitation.

   析 regret作名词指由于谢绝而表示的“歉意”时,用复数形式。

词源解说

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的regreter：re (强调） + greter (哀悼），意为很久之后；最初源自古日耳曼语的gretan，意为流泪，哭泣。

近反义词

【近义词】

• bemoan
• lament
• concern
• grief
• sorrow

【反义词】

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