re·gret

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1048页（929字）

【释义】：

(regretted，regretting)vt．①后悔，抱歉，遗憾：regret one’s carelessness后悔自己粗心大意．I regret having interrupted you．很抱歉，打扰了你．He regrets deeply that he did not take Master Chang’s advice．他很后悔，没有听张师傅的劝告．I regret to say that I am unable to accept your invitation．抱歉得很，我不能接受你的邀请．It is much to be regretted that I cannot attend your opening ceremony．不能参加你们的开幕式深感遗憾．②惋惜，哀悼：regret lost opportunities对失掉的机会感到惋惜．We regret to hear of the death of this great communist fighter．听到这位伟大共产主义战士逝世的消息我们感到非常悲痛．

－n．①后悔，遗憾，惋惜：express regret at not being able to help sb．因没能帮助某人而感到遗憾．haveno regrets无所遗憾，无所后悔．hear with regret of his illness听说他生病而感到不安．You should look ahead instead of indulging in futile regret．你应该向前看，不要总是沉溺于无用的后悔．②抱歉，(pl．)歉意：(much)to my regret(非常)抱歉．refuse with many regrets(or much regret)非常抱歉地谢绝．I should express regret for that．我应对此表示抱歉．She could not come but sent regrets．她通知我们，她表示歉意，不能来．