regret是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different and better -- 懊悔，遺憾；惋惜；痛惜

  • I left school at 16, but I've had a great life and I have no regrets. 我16歲就輟學了，但是我的人生很成功，我沒有甚麽可遺憾的。

  • The manager expressed deep regret at/for the number of staff reductions. 被裁減的員工人數衆多，對此經理深表遺憾。

  • We think, much to our regret (= and we are very sorry about this), that we will not be able to visit you next year. 我們覺得，明年可能沒法到你們家去做客了，真是遺憾。

  • We did have an invitation, but we had to send Graham our regrets. 我們確實收到了請柬，但是我們脫不開身，不得不向格雷厄姆致歉辭謝。

• 1 to feel sorry about a situation, especially something sad or wrong or a mistake that you have made -- 懊悔，遺憾；惋惜；痛惜

  • Is there anything you've done in your life that you regret? 你一生中做過甚麽令你感到懊悔的事情沒有？

  • [ + -ing verb ] I have always regretted not having studied harder at school. 我總是後悔在學校時沒有更加努力學習。

  • [ + (that) ] formal The council regrets (that) the money to subsidize the youth club is no longer available. 市政會因為無法再向青少年俱樂部提供資助而深表遺憾。

  • [ + to infinitive ] formal British Airways regret to announce the cancellation of flight BA205 to Madrid. 英國航空公司非常抱歉地通知，飛往馬德里的 BA205 次航班取消了。