lament

英 [ləˈment]

美 [ləˈment]

v.  对…感到悲痛; 痛惜; 对…表示失望
n.  挽歌; 哀诗; 悼词

过去式：lamented　第三人称单数：laments　现在分词：lamenting　过去分词：lamented　复数：laments　

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牛津词典

verb

• 对…感到悲痛；痛惜；对…表示失望
  to feel or express great sadness or disappointment about sb/sth
  1. In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside.
     在那首诗里他对乡村遭到的破坏流露出悲哀。

noun

• 挽歌；哀诗；悼词
  a song, poem or other expression of great sadness for sb who has died or for sth that has ended

柯林斯词典

• VERB 为…悲痛；哀叹；痛惜
  If youlamentsomething, you express your sadness, regret, or disappointment about it.
  1. Ken began to lament the death of his only son...
     肯开始对独子的死悲痛不已。
  2. He laments that people in Villa El Salvador are suspicious of the police...
     他哀叹埃尔萨尔瓦多镇的居民居然不信任警方。
  3. 'Prices are down 40 per cent since Christmas,' he lamented.
     “圣诞节以来物价降了4成，”他悲叹道。
• N-COUNT 悲痛之情；哀叹；痛惜
  Someone'slamentis an expression of their sadness, regret, or disappointment about something.
  1. She spoke of the professional woman's lament that a woman's judgment is questioned more than a man's.
     她谈到职业女性的悲哀：与男性相比，她们的判断力更易遭人质疑。
• N-COUNT 悼词；挽歌
  Alamentis a poem, song, or piece of music which expresses sorrow that someone has died.
  1. A singer on the country music station was singing a lament for the late, great Buddy Holly.
     乡村音乐电台中，一位歌手正演唱歌曲哀悼已故的伟大音乐人巴迪·霍利。

英英释义

noun

• a mournful poem
  Synonym:elegy
• a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
  Synonym:dirgecoronachrequiemthrenody
• a cry of sorrow and grief
  1. their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
  Synonym:lamentationplaintwail

verb

• regret strongly
  1. I deplore this hostile action
  2. we lamented the loss of benefits
  Synonym:deplorebewailbemoan
• express grief verbally
  1. we lamented the death of the child
  Synonym:keen

双语例句

• 'Prices are down 40 per cent since Christmas,' he lamented.
  “圣诞节以来物价降了4成，”他悲叹道。
• He composed a lament to the dead soldier.
  他为阵亡的士兵写了首挽歌。
• It has happened, and I really cannot pretend to lament it.
  事情既然已经发生了，我实在无法装出那种悲哀的样子。
• Doing nothing but lament and weep for the loss of his dearest wife.
  除了为失去最亲爱的妻子而悲伤和哭泣之外，无所事事。
• This is the first and most important national lament day in my memory.
  这是在我记忆当中第一个，也是最重大的一个全国哀悼日。
• He made ramparts and walls lament; together they wasted away.
  他使外郭和城墙都悲哀，一同衰败。
• We lament ( over) his death.
  我们哀悼他的逝世。
• Let all lament with me.
  让所有人与我一起悲伤。
• Wherefore I must ever lament.
  我因此必须永恒地哀悼。
• To complain, lament, or grieve.
  报怨，哀悼，或使痛心。