regretful

英 [rɪˈɡretfl]

美 [rɪˈɡretfl]

adj.  后悔的; 失望的; 令人惋惜的; 遗憾的

BNC.24259 / COCA.27189

牛津词典

adj.

• 后悔的；失望的；令人惋惜的；遗憾的
  feeling or showing sadness or disappointment because of sth that has happened or sth that you have done or not done
  1. a regretful look
     失望的眼神

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 遗憾的;后悔的;抱歉的
  If you areregretful, you show that you regret something.
  1. Mr Griffin gave a regretful smile...
     格里芬先生遗憾地笑了笑。
  2. Surprisingly, she didn't feel nervous, or regretful about her actions.
     令人惊讶的是，她并没有对她的行为感到紧张或后悔。

英英释义

adj

• feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
  1. felt regretful over his vanished youth
  2. regretful over mistakes she had made
  3. he felt bad about breaking the vase
  Synonym:sorrybad

双语例句

• Wet velvet can hardly offset the outset of upsetting a regretful interpreter.
  湿天鹅绒几乎不能抵销对一个后悔口译者的打扰的开始。
• A person who does a regrettable action is often regretful afterwards.
  行为不检点的人，日后往往懊悔。
• Not until the moment I lost him, did I realize how regretful I was.
  直到我失去她的时候，我才意识到我是多么的遗憾。
• Had they bought the house, they would have felt regretful.
  如若买了这幢房子，他们会感到后悔的。
• Mr Griffin gave a regretful smile
  格里芬先生遗憾地笑了笑。
• Now that I think about it, I'm still pretty regretful.
  现在想想，还挺遗憾的呢。
• His immediate deference made her regretful.
  他毫不迟疑的顺从使她感到有些抱歉。
• He cast a last regretful glance toward the entrance.
  他以惋惜的目光向门口看了最后一眼。
• I feel so regretful; I have damaged your favorite bag.
  我真是很懊悔，把你最喜欢的包给弄坏了。
• Surprisingly, she didn't feel nervous, or regretful about her actions.
  令人惊讶的是，她并没有对她的行为感到紧张或后悔。