regret
[rɪ'gret] noun countable or uncountable
ADVANCED
■a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different and better 懊悔，遗憾；惋惜；痛惜•I left school at 16, but I've had a great life and I have no regrets.我16岁就辍学了，但是我的人生很成功，我没有甚么可遗憾的。 •The manager expressed deep regret at/for the number of staff reductions.被裁减的员工人数众多，对此经理深表遗憾。 •We think, much to our regret (= and we are very sorry about this) , that we will not be able to visit you next year.我们觉得，明年可能没法到你们家去做客了，真是遗憾。 send (sb) your regrets
■to send a polite message that you cannot go to a party, etc （因为不能赴会等）（向某人）表示歉意，致歉辞谢•We did have an invitation, but we had to send Graham our regrets.我们确实收到了请柬，但是我们脱不开身，不得不向格雷厄姆致歉辞谢。
[rɪ'gret] verb transitive (-tt-)
IMPROVER
■to feel sorry about a situation, especially something sad or wrong or a mistake that you have made 懊悔，遗憾；惋惜；痛惜•Is there anything you've done in your life that you regret?你一生中做过甚么令你感到懊悔的事情没有？ •[+ -ing verb] I have always regretted not having studied harder at school.我总是后悔在学校时没有更加努力学习。 •[+ (that)] formal The council regrets (that) the money to subsidise the youth club is no longer available.市政会因为无法再向青少年俱乐部提供资助而深表遗憾。 •[+ to infinitive] formal British Airways regret to announce the cancellation of flight BA205 to Madrid.英国航空公司非常遗憾地通知乘客，飞往马德里的 BA205 次航班取消了。 |