regret
verb
noun
rɪˈɡret
verb
1
to
feel
sorry
about
something
you
have
done
and
wish
you
had
not
done
it
后悔〔做了某事〕; 对…感到遗憾
I’ve
never
regretted
the
decision.
我从来没有后悔作了这个决定。
Don’t
do
anything
you
might
regret.
不要做自己会后悔的事。
regret
doing
sth
I
now
regret
leaving
school
so
young.
我现在后悔那么早就辍学。
regret
(that)
He
was
beginning
to
regret
that
he’d
come
along.
他开始后悔自己跟着一起来。
bitterly/deeply/greatly
regret
It
was
a
stupid
thing
to
do
and
I
bitterly
regret
it.
这么做很愚蠢，我非常懊悔。
If
we
don’t
act
now,
we’ll
live
to
regret
it
(=we’ll
regret
it
in
the
future)
.
如果我们现在不采取行动，以后会后悔的。
2
used
in
official
letters
or
statements
when
saying
that
you
are
sorry
or
sad
about
something
[正式] 对…感到抱歉 （遗憾 ）〔用于正式的信函或声明中〕
not in progressive 不用进行式 | formal
We
regret
any
inconvenience
caused
to
our
customers.
我们对于给顾客造成的不便表示歉意。
regret
(that)
I
regret
that
I
will
be
unable
to
attend.
很遗憾，我不能参加。
regret
to
say/inform/tell
I
regret
to
inform
you
that
your
contract
will
not
be
renewed.
我很遗憾地通知你，你的合同将不予续签。
3
Regret
is
very
formal
when
it
is
used
to
apologize.
regret用于道歉时是非常正式的用语
I
deeply
regret
causing
you
offence.
我冒犯了你，深感抱歉。
4
are sorry
It
is
more
usual
to
say
you
.
更常用的说法是 be sorry
I’m
sorry
if
I
hurt
your
feelings.
如果伤害了你的感情，我很抱歉。
5
regret
If
you
doing
something,
you
wish
you
had
not
done
it.
regret
doing
something
表示后悔做了某事
Do
you
regret
resigning
from
your
job?
你后悔辞职了吗？
I
asked
him
to
join
us,
then
regretted
it.
我叫他加入我们，然后就后悔了。
6
are sorry
You
can
say
you
about
something
that
you
wish
you
had
not
done,
or
something
that
is
not
your
fault.
be
sorry
可以表示对做过的事或不是自己的错感到遗憾
I
was
sorry
that
she
decided
not
to
come
back.
她决定不回来，我很遗憾。
7
are sorry to regret to
You
can
say
that
you
say
something
or
say
something
before
giving
bad
news.
要告知坏消息时，可以说 be sorry to 或 regret to
I
am
sorry
to
tell
you
that
you
failed
the
test.
我很遗憾地告诉你，你考试没有及格。
We
regret
to
inform
you
that
no
trains
will
run
today.
我们很遗憾地通知你，今天没有火车。
noun
8
sadness
that
you
feel
about
something,
especially
because
you
wish
it
had
not
happened
懊悔，悔恨; 遗憾; 惋惜
C usually plural 一般用复数, U
[+
about
]
I
have
no
regrets
about
leaving.
我毫不后悔离开。
great/deep
regret
She
has
already
expressed
deep
regret
for
what
happened.
对于发生的这一切，她深表遗憾。
with
regret
I
decided
with
some
regret
that
it
was
time
to
move
on.
我遗憾地决定我应该换个工作了。
It
is
with
great
regret
that
I
must
decline
your
offer.
很遗憾，我必须拒绝你的好意。
to
sb’s
regret
I
lost
touch
with
her,
much
to
my
regret.
很遗憾的是，我和她失去了联系。
9
give/send your regrets
to
say
that
you
are
unable
to
go
to
a
meeting,
accept
an
invitation
etc
[正式] 〔因不能赴会、接受邀请等〕表示歉意
formal
My
father
was
ill
and
had
to
send
his
regrets.
家父因病缺席，故深表歉意。