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情感 · C1

lament

英 /ləˈment/  美 /ləˈment/
  • v. 悲叹;哀悼To express sadness or regret about something.
  • n. 哀叹;挽歌An expression of grief, sometimes through a song or poem.

My grandparents often lament the loss of local shops.

我的祖父母常为附近小店的消失而叹息。

Many residents lament the destruction of historic buildings, arguing that redevelopment weakens the city's cultural identity.

许多居民为历史建筑遭到拆除而惋惜,认为改建削弱了城市的文化特色。

搭配

lament the loss of 为失去……而悲叹deeply lament 深感惋惜a lament for 为……而作的哀歌

辨析提示

较正式;动词可直接接宾语,也可接that从句。

词族

lamentation (n.)、lamentable (adj.)、lamentably (adv.)

近义 mourn、bemoan

情感英语词汇CEFR C1

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