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

• Now I feel regretful and ashamed for that.
  现在我感到很内疚和羞愧。
• 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。
• I am never regretful to choose the major by now.
  我至今仍不后悔我选择这个专业。
• You can see from his face that he is regretful now.
  从他的脸上你可以看出他现在后悔了。
• 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。
• This year, I have done a regretful thing. I'm willing to compensate it by my lifetime of love.
  伤害不是我的本意，既然发生了、悔了，解释和争执已是徒劳，唯有用一生的爱来补偿。
• 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。
• He is neither proud nor regretful about what happened.
  他对于发生的事情既不感到得意也不感到悔恨。
• Of course I was very upset and regretful for my timidity.
  当然我对我的胆小是非常烦乱的和惋惜的。
• A person who does a regrettable action is often regretful afterwards.
  行为不检点的人，日后往往懊悔。