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

• One should look forward instead of regretting the past.
  一个人应当向前看，而不是追悔往事。
• I spent the Iast two years of my life regretting it.
  紧接着我花了两年时间后悔。
• I had too much to drink last night, and I'm really regretting it this morning.
  昨晚我喝得太多，今天早晨我真是后悔。
• The prime minister may now be regretting her impetuous promise to reduce unemployment by half.
  首相现在可能后悔她冲动地许诺了要将失业人数减少一半。
• I'm already regretting seeing you right here.
  我在这里看到你就很后悔。
• It is no use regretting your past mistakes.
  你悔恨过去的错误是无用的。
• Rather than regretting for the failure, why not try again?
  与其为失败而后悔，为什么不再试一次呢？
• Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question
  埃利斯好像后悔问了这个问题。
• Don't make decisions in case of enternal regretting.
  忧伤时不要做决定，如果你不想后悔。
• 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。