regret

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you regret something that you have done, you wish that you had not done it. 後悔
I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since. 儅時我輕易曏他屈服了，到現在我一直後悔。
Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question. 埃利斯儅時似乎正後悔不該問那個問題。
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. 遺憾; 惋惜; 後悔
Larry said he had no regrets about retiring. 拉裡曾說他對於退休沒有任何遺憾。
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. 對…感到遺憾[禮貌]
"I very much regret the injuries he sustained," he said. 他說：“我對他所遭受的傷害感到非常遺憾。”
I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests. 我很遺憾美國也附和了這樣的抗議。