deplore
UK [dɪ'plɔ:r] US [-'plɔ:r] formal
verb transitive not continuous
■to say or think that something is very bad 对…表示遗憾；对…惋惜；反对；谴责•We deeply deplore the loss of life.我们对人员丧生深表遗憾。 •He said that he deplored all violence.他说他反对一切暴力。 •UK The attitude of the Minister is to be deplored (= is very bad).部长的态度应受到谴责。 |