Word · Frequency #9723
deplore
悲悼，哀叹，对...深感遗憾
express strong disapproval of or regret strongly
- 1.
To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
哀叹；为...痛哭；感到悲伤。
- 2.
To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
谴责；强烈反对。
哀叹；为...痛哭；感到悲伤。；谴责；强烈反对。；悲悼；哀叹；对...深感遗憾
In use
Many environmentalists deplore the destruction of rainforests.
The committee deplored the lack of funding for education.
She deplores the fact that people are so wasteful.
deplore + noun
常用于正式场合，表示对某事的强烈不满或遗憾。
Many people deplore the government's decision to cut funding.
许多人哀叹政府削减资金的决定。
deplore + noun + doing
He deplored his son wasting his talent.
他悲叹儿子浪费自己的才华。
deplore + that clause
She deplored that the project had been abandoned.
Connections
Collocations
- deplore the situation
- 对情况感到痛惜
- Many people deplore the current economic situation.许多人对当前的经济状况感到痛惜。
- deplore the decision
- 对决定表示遗憾
- The committee deplored the decision to cut funding.委员会对削减资金的决定表示遗憾。
- deplore the fact that
- 对...事实感到惋惜
- We deplore the fact that so many children live in poverty.我们对如此多的儿童生活在贫困中这一事实感到惋惜。
- deplore the use of
- 对...的使用表示谴责
- The organization deplores the use of violence.该组织谴责使用暴力。
- deplore violence
- 谴责暴力
- The leader deplored violence in the strongest terms.领导人以最强烈的言辞谴责暴力。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
deplore 可拆解为 de-（向下）和 plore（哭喊），想象低头哭喊表示哀叹或强烈反对。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、学术语境、新闻评论 这个词通常用于正式场合，表达强烈的反对或遗憾之情，多见于书面语和正式演讲。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'deplore' (ending in /ɔː/). Note that words spelled with 'ore' may have different pronunciations (e.g., 'fore' is /fɔː/ but 'shore' is /ʃɔː/), so focus on sound, not spelling.
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
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