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BNC: 3773 COCA: 4595

regret

Word family 
re·gret1 /rɪˈɡret/ ●●○ W3 verb (regretted, regretting) [transitiveT]  
1  REGRET/FEEL SORRYto feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it 后悔〔做了某事〕；对…感到遗憾
 Don’t do anything you might regret.
不要做自己会后悔的事。
regret doing something
 I regret leaving school so young.
我后悔那么早就辍学。
regret (that)
 He was beginning to regret that he’d come along.
他开始后悔自己跟着一起来。
2  [not in progressive] formalREGRET/FEEL SORRY used in official letters or statements when saying that you are sorry or sad about something 对…感到抱歉[遗憾]〔用于正式的信函或声明中〕
 We regret any inconvenience caused to our customers.
我们对于给顾客造成的不便表示歉意。
regret (that)
 I regret that I will be unable to attend.
很遗憾，我不能参加。
regret to say/inform/tell
 I regret to inform you that your contract will not be renewed.
我很遗憾地通知你，你的合同将不予续签。
 COLLOCATIONS
adverbs
deeply/greatly 深深地/非常
I deeply regretted what had happened.
我对发生的事深感遗憾。
bitterly (=with a feeling of great sadness) 痛苦地
I bitterly regretted my decision to leave.
我痛悔作出离开的决定。
sincerely 真诚地
The airline sincerely regrets any delays to passengers.
航空公司对于给旅客造成的延误表示诚挚的歉意。
very much 非常
We very much regret that there will be job losses.
我们很遗憾将会裁员。
ninstantly/immediately
‘No, ’ she blurted out, instantly regretting her response.
phrases
live to regret something (=regret it in the future) 以后会后悔
If you don’t go, you may live to regret it.
要是你不去，以后会后悔的。
Examples from the Corpus
regret• That was a name he was already beginning to regret.• We truly regret any inconvenience this mistake caused you.• The airport announced that due to bad weather all flights were cancelled, and they regretted any inconvenience this would cause.• I have always regretted giving up my piano lessons.• A shy smile hinted that he did not entirely regret it.• It was a stupid thing to say, and I immediately regretted it.• I have definitely chosen and I don't regret me choice.• I instantly regret my indiscretion and beg him to keep the news to himself.• I think she regrets now that she never went to college.• Do you ever regret taking this job?• We also read about women who tried to do something and failed and now regret that they even tried.• The owners said they regretted the decision to close the store, but felt unable to do otherwise.• The Public Health ministry said it deeply regretted the error.• The management regrets to inform you that your contract will not be renewed next month.• I regret to say that a number of statements made by the department were incorrect.
regret doing something• I regretted not having worn a thicker coat.
regret (that)• If the enemy usually benefited from an am-bush, he was more likely to regret a proper slugfest.• We truly regret any inconvenience this mistake caused you.• Too stunned to react or notice whether his face was as casual and without regret as his words, I hiked on.• My only regret is that the college is not able to take more of my hon. Friend's constituents.• A shy smile hinted that he did not entirely regret it.• I instantly regret my indiscretion and beg him to keep the news to himself.• We regret that we are unable to answer multiple queries that do not comply with these instructions.• Dave Devine, the author of the article, regrets this misunderstanding.
regret2 ●○○ noun  
1  [countableC usually plural, uncountableU] sadness that you feel about something, especially because you wish it had not happened 懊悔，悔恨；遗憾；惋惜
regret about
 I have no regrets about leaving.
我毫不后悔离开。
great/deep regret
 She has already expressed deep regret for what happened.
对于发生的这一切，她深表遗憾。
with regret
 I decided with some regret that it was time to move on.
我遗憾地作出决定，该是我另谋发展的时候了。
 It is with great regret that I must decline your offer.
很遗憾，我不得不谢绝你的好意。
to somebody’s regret
 I lost touch with her, much to my regret.
很遗憾的是，我和她失去了联系。
2  give/send your regrets formalREJECT/NOT ACCEPT to say that you are unable to go to a meeting, accept an invitation etc 〔因不能赴会、接受邀请等〕表示歉意
 My father was ill and had to send his regrets.
我父亲因病不能前往，只好表示歉意。
Examples from the Corpus
give/send your regrets• Henry sends his regrets - he has the flu.
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
great/deep regret
I accepted his resignation with great regret.
bitter regret (=when you feel sad and angry)
To the bitter regret of his party, he refused to call an election.
somebody’s biggest regret
Her biggest regret was not having children.
somebody’s only regret
My only regret is that my parents did not live to see this day.
verbs
have regrets
I have absolutely no regrets.
express regret
The president expressed his regret at the deaths.
phrases
a pang/twinge/stab of regret literary (=a sudden short feeling of regret)
Kate watched her go with a pang of regret.
Examples from the Corpus
regret• Her biggest regret is that she turned down a job with Gardner's in 1985.• Officers expressed regret about the boy's death.• Did he feel regret, and if so, did he allow anyone to see it?• But he insists regret should never make a footballer compromise on toughness.• Mchboob looked disappointed; his whole face relaxed into regret.• Warnod had to decline, to his later regret.• My main regret is that I never finished my college degree.• She looked at him a moment as if there were some kind of regret or shame fighting it out inside of her.• Jason detected a note of regret in her voice.• "I was too young to know what I was doing, " said Martha with a deep sigh of regret.• My one regret is that I never visited the Taj Mahal when I was in India.• His only regret was that he could not drive, because of his epilepsy.• A life for a telegram from the War Department stating regret.• There was regret in his voice.• I knew that if I didn't make a clean break with Victor I should be filled with regrets for the rest of my life.
have ... regrets• I finally moved in just before Christmas 1988 and, like Edith Piaf, I have no regrets.• I have no regrets about the divorce - except that it didn't happen sooner.• I have no regrets, none whatsoever.• But their parents have no regrets.• I know you don't have regrets because that's not your style.• But no one who has participated in one of these adventures in creativity and community seems to have any real regrets.• Because we don't want you to have any regrets.• Do you have any regrets about a relationship that recently ended?
Origin regret1
(1400-1500) Old French regreter
re·gret1 verb →COLLOCATIONS1regret2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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BNC: 3773 COCA: 4595
regret

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF REGRET | VERB + REGRET | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, bitter, deep, genuine, great, profound, real, sincere深深的懊悔；真誠的悔恨；非常遺憾◇Her biggest regret was that she had never had children.她最大的遺憾莫過於自己從未生過孩子。◇She expressed deep regret at the incident.對這一事件，她深表遺憾。... OF REGRET➤pang, stab, tinge, twinge (especially NAmE) 一陣悔恨；一絲遺憾VERB + REGRET➤feel, have感到後悔◇I have absolutely no regrets about resigning.對辭職一事，我一點兒都不後悔。➤express, show表示遺憾；顯出悔恨➤send去信表示遺憾◇He sends his regrets about missing our 45th reunion.因為不能參加我們的第 45 次重聚，他捎信來表示遺憾。PREPOSITION➤to your regret抱歉；遺憾◇To my regret, I lost touch with her years ago.令我遺憾的是多年前就和她失去了聯繫。➤with regret遺憾地◇It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Mr Fred Fisher.我們沉痛地宣佈弗雷德・費希爾先生的死訊。➤without regret毫不遺憾◇She thought of them without regret.想起他們時，她沒有絲毫惋惜的感覺。➤regret about, regret over對⋯遺憾◇She showed no regret about leaving her country.離開祖國， 她沒顯示出絲毫遺憾。➤regret at因⋯深表惋惜◇my sincere regret at what has happened我對所發生的一切由衷惋惜➤regret for為⋯感到遺憾◇She enjoyed living alone, but felt a tiny pang of regret for her mother's cooking.她喜歡自己獨住，但吃不到母親做的飯又有點兒遺憾。PHRASES➤expression of regret懊悔的表示◇The police offered no expression of regret at his wrongful arrest.警方對錯抓他沒表示出絲毫歉意。➤a matter for regret, a matter of regret (especially BrE) 讓人遺憾的事情◇I never learned to play an instrument and that's a matter of some regret. (BrE) 我從未學過彈奏樂器，這的確讓人有些遺憾。
regret

verb

ADVERB | VERB + REGRET ADVERB➤bitterly, deeply, greatly, really, seriously, sincerely, truly, very much特別後悔；深為後悔；極為遺憾；真心後悔◇The president said that his country deeply regretted the incident.總統稱整個國家都對這一事件深表遺憾。➤rather相當後悔➤immediately, instantly立即／馬上後悔◇I immediately regretted not asking for his name and address.我很快就後悔沒問他的姓名和住址。➤quickly, soon很快後悔◇It was a decision she would soon regret.這是一個她不久就會感到後悔的決定。➤later後來後悔◇Pierre told them some things he later regretted telling.皮埃爾告訴了他們一些事，後來他對此感到後悔。➤never從不後悔VERB + REGRET➤begin to開始後悔▸➤come to, grow to, live to開始悔恨；早晚會後悔◇She knew that she would live to regret this decision.她知道自己日後會後悔作出這個決定。➤seem to似乎後悔
BNC: 3773 COCA: 4595
regret noun
⇨ grief (have no regrets) ⇨ guilt (express your regret)regret verb
⇨ apologize
BNC: 3773 COCA: 4595
regret
To be, or to become sad, regretful or upset: regret, grieve, pine...
Sadness and unhappiness: sadness, depression, grief...

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