Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #11418
lamenting
痛惜；为…悲痛
lamenting is the present participle of lament.
to feel or express great sorrow or regret about something
常作及物动词，后接名词或从句
- 1.
To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
表达悲痛；哭泣或哀号；哀悼。
- 2.
To express great sorrow or regret over; to bewail.
对......深感悲痛或遗憾；哀悼。
哀悼；悲哭；表达悲痛；哭泣或哀号；哀悼。；对......深感悲痛或遗憾；哀悼。；哀悼；悔恨
In use
She lamented the loss of her childhood home.
Many people lament about the decline of traditional values.
He lamented that he had wasted so much time.
lament sth
及物动词，直接接宾语，表示哀悼某人或某事。
The nation lamented the loss of its beloved leader.
全国哀悼敬爱的领袖的去世。
lament over/about sth
不及物用法，后接介词 over 或 about，表示对某事感到悲痛或悔恨。
She lamented over the missed opportunity.
她为错失的机会而悲叹。
lament that clause
后接that从句，表达对某一事实的遗憾或惋惜。
Many lament that society has lost its values.
Connections
Collocations
- lament the loss of
- 哀叹失去……；为……的损失悲痛
- The town lamented the loss of its historic cinema.这座小镇为失去其历史悠久的电影院而悲痛。
- lament the death of
- 为……的去世哀悼
- Fans lamented the death of the beloved singer.歌迷们为这位深受爱戴的歌手的去世而哀悼。
- lament the fact that
- 痛惜……这一事实；悲叹……
- Many teachers lament the fact that students spend so much time on their phones.许多老师对学生花太多时间在手机上这一事实感到痛惜。
- deeply lament
- 深表痛惜；深感悲痛
- We deeply lament the decision to close the library.我们对关闭图书馆的决定深表痛惜。
- widely lamented
- 广受哀悼；令人普遍惋惜
- The closure of the factory was widely lamented by local residents.工厂的关闭令当地居民普遍感到惋惜。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音联想：lament 像‘勒闷’，胸口被勒住般郁闷，正是哀悼、悲痛的画面。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reports、public speeches lament 作动词表示“哀悼、痛惜”时，通常用于正式或文学性的书面语，如文学作品、新闻报道或演讲中；日常口语中更常说 mourn 或 feel sorry about。使用时注意语气庄重，避免用于轻松场合。
Grammar Note
及物动词后接宾语；不及物动词常与over/about连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都以 /ɛnt/ 结尾，与 lament（/ləˈmɛnt/）的重读音节 /mɛnt/ 押韵。注意不要与常见后缀 -ment 的名词混淆，如 moment、payment、government，它们的 -ment 读 /mənt/，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。
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