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

• 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。
• Mr Griffin gave a regretful smile
  格里芬先生遗憾地笑了笑。
• We were deeply regretful to hear that you could not come and spend the vacation with us.
  听说你们不能来和我们共度假期，深感遗憾。
• He cast a last regretful glance toward the entrance.
  他以惋惜的目光向门口看了最后一眼。
• 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。
• 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？
• However, you still to finish it and then you will feel regretful to do that.
  但是，你仍旧会做完它并且之后会感到后悔。
• Had they bought the house, they would have felt regretful.
  如若买了这幢房子，他们会感到后悔的。
• Now I feel regretful and ashamed for that.
  现在我感到很内疚和羞愧。
• A person who does a regrettable action is often regretful afterwards.
  行为不检点的人，日后往往懊悔。