lamentable

英 [ləˈmentəbl]

美 [ləˈmentəbl]

adj.  十分令人失望的; 令人遗憾的; 使人惋惜的

GRE

BNC.19782 / COCA.25908

牛津词典

adj.

• 十分令人失望的；令人遗憾的；使人惋惜的
  very disappointing
  1. She shows a lamentable lack of understanding.
     她显得缺乏理解能力，实在令人遗憾。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人扼腕的；令人嘘唏的；使人惋惜的
  If you describe something aslamentable, you mean that it is very unfortunate or disappointing.
  1. This lamentable state of affairs lasted until 1947...
     这一令人遗憾的事态一直持续至1947年。
  2. His command of English was lamentable.
     他的英语水平糟得很。

英英释义

adj

• bad
  1. my finances were in a deplorable state
  2. a lamentable decision
  3. her clothes were in sad shape
  4. a sorry state of affairs
  Synonym:deplorabledistressingpitifulsadsorry

双语例句

• The school's handling of the situation had been, she said," lamentable ".
  她说，学校对这个情况的处理“很糟”。
• This sounds already lamentable funny, but this is a fact.
  这听起来既可悲又可笑，但这是事实。
• It is even more lamentable that reforms remain piecemeal.
  但更加可悲的是改革依然只是零敲碎打。
• It is a lamentable spectacle to see the banks of the rivers set with infinite fruit-bearing trees.
  在种满无数果树的河流两岸，呈现出一片悲惨景象。
• His command of English was lamentable.
  他的英语水平糟得很。
• It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.
  要想做一个好的爱国者，就要先成为其他人类的敌人，可悲啊！
• Some would say it's a lamentable loss of human connection.
  有人会说这是人类情感联系的可悲损失。
• There, where that lamentable disaster had uttered its death-rattle, all was silence now.
  在那场伤心惨目的灾难暴发的地方，现在连一点声息也没有了。
• Three years after this lamentable affair, Colonel burr was arrested.
  出了这起可悲事件三年之后，伯尔上校被捕了。
• Redwood described the decision to cut benefits as lamentable.
  雷德伍德把削减津贴这一决定形容为“令人痛心”。