| 词组 | regret |
| 释义 | verb | noun regret1 /rɪˈɡret/ verb to feel sorry that something has happened, especially something that you have said or doneadverbsdeeply/greatly regret sth I deeply regretted what had happened.bitterly regret sth (=with a feeling of great sadness) I bitterly regret my decision to leave.sincerely regret sth The airline sincerely regrets any delays to passengers.very much regret sth We very much regret that there will be job losses.instantly/immediately regret sth I agreed to go, then instantly regretted it.soon regret sth Lear soon regretted his decision.later regret sth Don’t rush into a decision that you may later regret.nounsregret a decision Moving to New Zealand was a big change, but I have never regretted my decision.regret a choice It started to rain, and I soon regretted my choice of clothing.regret an incident He was ashamed and deeply regretted the incident.regret an error/mistake The newspaper regrets the error.regret your words/actions As soon as she had spoken she regretted her words.phraseslive to regret sth (=regret it in the future) If you don’t go, you may live to regret it.regret the fact that The old man regretted the fact that he hadn’t travelled much when he was younger.begin to regret sth Ella was beginning to regret having been so rude to Carla. verb | noun regret2 /rɪˈgret/ noun sadness that you feel about something, especially because you wish it had not happenedadjectivesgreat/deep regret I accepted his resignation with great regret.bitter regret (=in which you feel very unhappy) After she left, I was filled with bitter regret.sb’s biggest/greatest regret Her biggest regret was not having children.sb’s only regret My only regret is that my parents did not live to see this day.sincere/genuine regret I’d like to express my sincere regret to the staff who have lost their jobs.verbshave regrets I have absolutely no regrets about leaving.express regret The president expressed his regret at the deaths.prepositionsregret at/about/over sth I have no regrets about the decision I made.regret for sth He expressed regret for the pain he had caused his wife and family.to sb’s regret (=with the result that someone feels sad) I lost touch with her, much to my regret.with/without regret With regret, the prince and princess have decided to separate. | I want to be able to leave here without regret.phrasesa sense of regret There is a sense of regret when he talks about his life.a pang/twinge/stab of regret literary (=sudden short feeling of regret) Kate watched her go with a pang of regret.no regrets (at all/whatsoever) No regrets. I made a lot of money, and it’s time to find something else to do with my life. |
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