regretting

英 [rɪˈɡretɪŋ]

美 [rɪˈɡretɪŋ]

v.  感到遗憾; 惋惜; 懊悔; 有礼貌地或正式地表示抱歉、痛惜或悲伤
regret的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 对…感到后悔;因…遗憾
  If youregretsomething that you have done, you wish that you had not done it.
  1. I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since...
     我就向他屈服了，从那以后我一直后悔。
  2. Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question...
     埃利斯好像后悔问了这个问题。
  3. Five years later she regrets having given up her home.
     5年后她对当初放弃自己的家感到后悔。
• N-VAR 悔恨;失望;后悔;惋惜
  Regretis a feeling of sadness or disappointment, which is caused by something that has happened or something that you have done or not done.
  1. My great regret in life is that I didn't bring home the America's Cup...
     我这辈子最大的遗憾就是没有把美洲杯捧回家。
  2. Lillee said he had no regrets about retiring.
     利里说他没后悔退休。
• VERB 为…抱歉;很遗憾地说/通知你
  You can say that youregretsomething as a polite way of saying that you are sorry about it. You use expressions such asI regret to sayorI regret to inform youto show that you are sorry about something.
  1. 'I very much regret the injuries he sustained,' he said...
     “我对他的受伤感到很遗憾，”他说。
  2. I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests...
     我很遗憾美国也加入了这一抗议的行列。
  3. Her lack of co-operation is nothing new, I regret to say...
     很遗憾，我不得不说她缺少合作精神不是什么新鲜事。
  4. I regret to inform you he died as a consequence of his injuries.
     我很遗憾地通知你，他因伤势太重不治身亡。
• N-UNCOUNT 抱歉；遗憾
  If someone expressesregretabout something, they say that they are sorry about it.
  1. He expressed great regret and said that surgeons would attempt to reverse the operation...
     他深表歉意，说外科医生会努力消除手术造成的损伤。
  2. She has accepted his resignation with regret.
     她遗憾地接受了他的辞职。

双语例句

• So why the long face? You regretting it?
  那为什么还拉长脸？你后悔了？
• What if you dump this guy and end up regretting it?
  要是你抛弃了本该是对的人的他，最后又后悔了怎么办？
• One should look forward instead of regretting the past.
  一个人应当向前看，而不是追悔往事。
• It's no use regretting after the traffic accident has happened.
  事故发生之后再后悔是没有用的。
• Regretting that last shooter about now, aren't you?
  现在是不是后悔喝了那最后一杯了？
• Regretting the lack of spontaneity and real sensuousness in other contemporary poets, he deplores in Tennyson.
  他对于和他同时代的诗人缺乏自发性和真实的敏感，感到惋惜，他对坦尼森感到悲痛。
• I am so regretting! I would like to have the gold medal!
  我好懊悔，得的是金牌就好了！
• We force ourselves to think so because we can't bear to waste our lives regretting something.
  我们迫使自己这么想，是因为我们无法忍受自己在对某些事情的遗憾中浪费我们的生命。
• When I regretting mother said to me: my son, you are grown up, it is very difficult and worshipful that you can see the world with your heart.
  妈妈听了我的话对我说：孩子，你长大了，难能可贵的是你现在能用心去看这个世界了。
• She never ceased regretting her decision.
  她老是后悔她之决定。