lamentation

英 [ˌlæmənˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌlæmənˈteɪʃn]

n.  悲伤; 悲痛; 悲哀; 十分失望

复数：lamentations　

CET6

BNC.22161 / COCA.23933

牛津词典

noun

• 悲伤；悲痛；悲哀；十分失望
  an expression of great sadness or disappointment

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 悲恸；哀悼
  Alamentationis an expression of great sorrow.
  1. It was a time for mourning and lamentation.
     这是一个沉痛悼念的时刻。
  2. ...special prayers and lamentations.
     特别祷告和哀悼

英英释义

noun

• the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
  Synonym:mourning
• a cry of sorrow and grief
  1. their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
  Synonym:lamentplaintwail

双语例句

• Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
  耶路撒冷阿，要剪发抛弃，在净光的高处举哀。因为耶和华丢掉离弃了惹他忿怒的世代。
• What have I to do with lamentation?
  我有什么可悲叹的呢？
• The report soon spread among the beasts, and there was great lamentation for the sick lion.
  这消息很快在兽群之间传开了，大家都为病狮哀伤不已。
• This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
  人必用这哀歌去哀哭，列国的女子为埃及和她的群众也必以此悲哀。这是主耶和华说的。
• Through the total fading away and extinction of craving, decay and death, sorrow, lamentation, suffering, grief, and despair are extinguished.
  彻底消除和根绝欲望后，生老病死，悲伤，哀痛，苦难，不幸和绝望就一扫而光。
• Notice thinking: wanting and not wanting, worry, anticipation, planning, and also remembering, lamentation, doubt and disappointment.
  关注思想：想要和不想要、担心、期盼、计划，以及回忆、悲伤、怀疑和失望。
• Moderate lamentation is the right of the dead, excessive grief the enemy to the living.
  适度的悲伤是死者的权利，过度的哀恸是生者的敌人。
• But the little stream would not be comforted, and still kept telling its unintelligible secret of some very mournful mystery that had happened-or making a prophetic lamentation about something that was yet to happen-within the verge of the dismal forest.
  但那小溪并没有因此而得到安慰，仍然不停地唠叨着在这阴森的树林中已经发生的一些十分哀伤的故事或是预言某些将要发生的事情的伤心之处诉说着其中莫测的隐秘。
• An eagle, hovering near, heard her lamentation and demanded what reward she would give him if he would take her aloft and float her in the air.
  一只苍鹰，在附近盘旋，听到了乌龟的悲叹和需求，就问会有什么报酬如果把她带到高空教她滑翔。
• And they will call the farmer to mourning, And for wailing to those skilled in lamentation.
  又必叫农夫来哭号，叫善唱哀歌的来哀哭。