regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ CET4 TEM8 ( regretting, regretted, regrets )

• 1. 

  V-T If you regret something that you have done, you wish that you had not done it. 后悔

  例：

  I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since.

  当时我轻易向他屈服了，到现在我一直后悔。

  例：

  Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question.

  埃利斯当时似乎正后悔不该问那个问题。

• 2. 

  N-VAR Regret is a feeling of sadness or disappointment, which is caused by something that has happened or something that you have done or not done. 遗憾; 惋惜; 后悔

  例：

  Larry said he had no regrets about retiring.

  拉里曾说他对于退休没有任何遗憾。

• 3. 

  V-T You can say that you regret something as a polite way of saying that you are sorry about it. You use expressions such as I regret to say or I regret to inform you to show that you are sorry about something. 对…感到遗憾 [礼貌]

  例：

  "I very much regret the injuries he sustained," he said.

  他说：“我对他所遭受的伤害感到非常遗憾。”

  例：

  I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests.

  我很遗憾美国也附和了这样的抗议。