1
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。
痛惜；为…悲痛
lamenting — present participle of lament
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
痛惜；为…悲痛
to feel or express great sorrow or regret about something
The nation lamented the loss of its beloved leader.
全国哀悼敬爱的领袖的去世。
常作及物动词，后接名词或从句
表达悲痛；哭泣或哀号；哀悼。
To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
对......深感悲痛或遗憾；哀悼。
To express great sorrow or regret over; to bewail.
lament
Base
原形
laments
3rd person
第三人称单数
lamenting
-ing
现在分词
lamented
Past
过去式
lamented
Past participle
过去分词
She often laments the loss of her youth.
她经常哀叹青春已逝。
They lamented the decision loudly.
他们大声哀叹这个决定。
He is lamenting his missed opportunities.
他正在哀叹错过的机会。
规则动词
She lamented the loss of her childhood home.
她哀叹失去了童年的家。
Many people lament about the decline of traditional values.
许多人悲叹传统价值观的沦丧。
He lamented that he had wasted so much time.
他悔恨自己浪费了太多时间。
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。
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。
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.
许多人悲叹社会已丧失其价值观。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
哀叹……这一事实；为……感到惋惜
Many people lament the fact that handwritten letters have become rare.
许多人哀叹手写信件已经变得罕见。
哀叹……的失去；为失去……而痛惜
Environmentalists lament the loss of natural habitats.
环保主义者为自然栖息地的丧失而痛惜。
悲叹自己的命运；自叹命苦
Sitting alone in the dark, he lamented his fate as a washed-up actor.
他独自坐在黑暗中，悲叹自己作为一个过气演员的命运。
Use lamenting naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
及物动词后接宾语；不及物动词常与over/about连用。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.