regret /ri'gret/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) feel sad about the loss or absence of
- (v.) decline formally or politely
- (v.) express with regret
Chinese translation
- n. 遗憾, 后悔, 悔恨, 抱歉, 歉意
- vt. 为...感到遗憾, 后悔, 惋惜, 懊悔, 抱歉
- vi. 感到抱歉
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / noun
- Pronunciation
- /ri'gret/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.37 · Rare
Word forms
regretted, regretting, regrets
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