Word · Frequency #3773
regret
后悔；懊悔
to feel sorry about something you did or failed to do; to wish it had not happened
- 1.
To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
对(已发生或未发生的事情)感到遗憾,事后反思:希望事情没有发生,希望发生了其他事情。
- 2.
To feel sorry about (any thing).
对(任何事情)感到遗憾。
- 3.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
对......感到懊悔；为......感到抱歉；对......表示悔悟
- 4.
feel sad about the loss or absence of
为失去或缺乏......而感到悲伤
惋惜；为…感到遗憾；对(已发生或未发生的事情)感到遗憾,事后反思:希望事情没有发生,希望发生了其他事情。；对(任何事情)感到遗憾。；对......感到懊悔；为......感到抱歉；对......表示悔悟；为失去或缺乏......而感到悲伤
In use
She regrets not studying harder for the exam.
He regretted his decision to quit the team.
We will regret missing this opportunity if we don't act now.
Verb forms
base regret · third person regrets · -ing regretting · past regretted · past participle regretted
注意：过去式需双写t再加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- deeply regret
- 深感后悔；深表遗憾
- I deeply regret the pain I caused.我对自己造成的痛苦深感后悔。
- regret doing something
- 后悔做了某事
- She regrets quitting her job without another offer.她后悔没有找到下家就辞了职。
- regret to say
- 遗憾地说；不得不遗憾地表示
- We regret to say that the match has been cancelled.我们遗憾地告诉大家，比赛取消了。
- regret the loss of
- 对……的失去感到惋惜
- The community regrets the loss of its only library.社区为失去唯一的图书馆而惋惜。
- regret missing
- 后悔错过
- I regret missing the opportunity to study abroad.我后悔错过了出国留学的机会。
- immediately regret
Learner notes
Memory Tip
regret 的过去式要双写 t，写成 regretted——后悔的事像钉子一样扎在心里，反复回想。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式通知或道歉、日常口语表达后悔、书面反思或检讨 regret 在正式与非正式场合都比较常见：正式场合多用于表达遗憾或歉意，日常口语中也常表示后悔。建议根据语境自然使用，通常无需刻意选择正式或非正式表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 regret 的词尾 -et 押韵，重读元音及尾音均为 /ɛt/。注意形近词：egret（白鹭）读作 /ˈiːɡrət/，great 读作 /ɡreɪt/，greet 读作 /ɡriːt/，它们都与 regret 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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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