Word · Frequency #18756
bemoaning
哀叹；惋惜；哀悼
bemoaning is the present participle of bemoan.
regret strongly
- 1.
To moan or complain about (something).
哀叹或抱怨(某事)。
- 2.
To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.
对(某人)感到沮丧或担忧,尤其因其处境或遭遇。
哀叹或抱怨(某事)。；对(某人)感到沮丧或担忧,尤其因其处境或遭遇。；哀悼；惋惜；认为遗憾
In use
Many teachers bemoan the lack of funding for school arts programs.
She bemoaned the fact that her old neighborhood had changed so much.
Instead of bemoaning the rain, let's find something fun to do indoors.
bemoan sth
bemoan 是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不说 bemoan about sth。
Local residents bemoaned the closure of the post office.
当地居民哀叹邮局关闭。
bemoan the fact that clause
the fact that 后接完整从句，用来表达对某一事实的惋惜。
She bemoaned the fact that so few young people read books.
她哀叹读书的年轻人如此之少。
Verb forms
base bemoan · third person bemoans · -ing bemoaning · past bemoaned · past participle bemoaned
及物动词，后接名词或代词，表示强烈惋惜、哀叹。
Connections
Collocations
- bemoan the loss
- 哀叹损失
- Many residents bemoan the loss of the old market.许多居民哀叹旧市场的消失。
- bemoan the decline
- 哀叹衰落
- Critics bemoan the decline of local culture.评论家们哀叹本地文化的衰落。
- bemoan the fact that
- 哀叹……这一事实
- He bemoaned the fact that no one listened.他哀叹没人听这一事实。
- bemoan the lack of
- 哀叹缺乏……
- They bemoan the lack of affordable housing.他们哀叹缺乏负担得起的住房。
- bemoan the state of
- 哀叹……的状况
- She bemoaned the state of public transport.她哀叹公共交通的状况。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆开听：moan是“呻吟”，be-只是加强语气；对着遗憾事连连呻吟，就是“哀叹、惋惜”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式文章、书面表达、文学叙事 bemoan 多用于正式或书面语境，表示哀叹、惋惜或为某事感到遗憾；日常口语中比较少见，可用更常见的 complain about 等代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 bemoan 重读音节 /məun/ 押韵的词：moan、groan、loan、own（/əun/，拼写 -oan 或 -own）。注意 moon /muːn/ 与 mean /miːn/ 拼写看似接近 moan，但读音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.