Word · Frequency #16264
rueing
后悔;懊悔;悔恨
rueing is the present participle of rue (irregular).
to regret a past action or event and wish it had not happened
- 1.
To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
对(过去的行为或事件)感到后悔或遗憾;希望过去的行为或事件没有发生
对(过去的行为或事件)感到后悔或遗憾;希望过去的行为或事件没有发生;后悔;悲伤;懊悔
In use
He rued his decision to quit his job without another offer.
She rues the day she met him.
They are ruing their hasty departure.
Verb forms
base rue · third person rues · -ing ruing · past rued · past participle rued
常用于正式或文学语境
Connections
Collocations
- rue the day
- 后悔当初(做了某事)
- You will rue the day you ignored my advice.你会后悔当初不听我的建议的。
- rue the decision
- 后悔做出某个决定
- She rued the decision to move abroad.她后悔搬到国外的决定。
- rue one's mistake
- 懊悔自己的错误
- He rues his mistake of trusting them.他懊悔自己轻信了他们的错误。
- rue the moment
- 后悔那个时刻(所做的事)
- I rue the moment I agreed to help.我后悔当初答应帮忙的那一刻。
- rue one's choice
- 后悔自己的选择
- You may rue your choice if you are not careful.如果你不小心,你可能会后悔自己的选择。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
rue 像 true 少了个 t:后悔时坦诚承认 "it's true, I was wrong",rue 就是懊悔。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式书面语、文学作品 该词通常用于正式书面语或文学作品中,表达对过去行为的后悔;日常口语中比较常见于 regret 等更常用的表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 rue /ruː/ 押韵:末尾的 -ue 都发 /uː/。注意 rule /ruːl/、rude /ruːd/、run /rʌn/ 等拼写相近,但发音不同,不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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