regretful

英 [rɪˈɡretfl]

美 [rɪˈɡretfl]

adj.  后悔的; 失望的; 令人惋惜的; 遗憾的

BNC.24259 / COCA.27189

牛津词典

adj.

• 后悔的；失望的；令人惋惜的；遗憾的
  feeling or showing sadness or disappointment because of sth that has happened or sth that you have done or not done
  1. a regretful look
     失望的眼神

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 遗憾的;后悔的;抱歉的
  If you areregretful, you show that you regret something.
  1. Mr Griffin gave a regretful smile...
     格里芬先生遗憾地笑了笑。
  2. Surprisingly, she didn't feel nervous, or regretful about her actions.
     令人惊讶的是，她并没有对她的行为感到紧张或后悔。

英英释义

adj

• feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
  1. felt regretful over his vanished youth
  2. regretful over mistakes she had made
  3. he felt bad about breaking the vase
  Synonym:sorrybad

双语例句

• You are to be regretful for what you have done.
  你会对你所做的事后悔的。
• He is neither proud nor regretful about what happened.
  他对于发生的事情既不感到得意也不感到悔恨。
• I am regretful for what I have done.
  我对我的所为深感遗憾。
• Wet velvet can hardly offset the outset of upsetting a regretful interpreter.
  湿天鹅绒几乎不能抵销对一个后悔口译者的打扰的开始。
• His immediate deference made her regretful.
  他毫不迟疑的顺从使她感到有些抱歉。
• Mr Griffin gave a regretful smile
  格里芬先生遗憾地笑了笑。
• We were deeply regretful to hear that you could not come and spend the vacation with us.
  听说你们不能来和我们共度假期，深感遗憾。
• Of course I was very upset and regretful for my timidity.
  当然我对我的胆小是非常烦乱的和惋惜的。
• This year, I have done a regretful thing. I'm willing to compensate it by my lifetime of love.
  伤害不是我的本意，既然发生了、悔了，解释和争执已是徒劳，唯有用一生的爱来补偿。
• I hereby apologize for my regretful incapability exposed last year.
  非常遗憾地，我的能力缺陷在过去一年中暴露无遗，我在此道歉。