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

• 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。
• Not until the moment I lost him, did I realize how regretful I was.
  直到我失去她的时候，我才意识到我是多么的遗憾。
• 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 feel so regretful; I have damaged your favorite bag.
  我真是很懊悔，把你最喜欢的包给弄坏了。
• One can imagine how regretful he was.
  可以想像他是多么懊悔。
• Xu felt that she had tied Liu down and repeatedly asked him,'Are you regretful?
  徐认为，她绑住刘下来，反复问他，你是否有后悔？
• Mr Griffin gave a regretful smile
  格里芬先生遗憾地笑了笑。
• A person who does a regrettable action is often regretful afterwards.
  行为不检点的人，日后往往懊悔。
• How regretful I was for my carelessness the night before!
  回想起那晚我竟如此的粗心，心里就充满了懊悔。
• He is regretful for what he has done.
  他对自己的所为感到后悔。