•The poem opens by lamenting (over) the death of a young man.这首诗的开篇表达了对一位青年之死的惋惜之情。

•My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society.和往常一样，我奶奶对当今社会世风日下深感痛惜。

•The late lamented (= dead and remembered with love) Frank Giotto used to live here.已故的受人爱戴的法兰克‧焦托曾在此居住。

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•The whole play can be interpreted as a lament for lost youth.整部剧可以看作是一首青春的挽歌。