regret/rɪ'gret/

v.

➊ feel sorry about sth you have done and wish you had not done it

➋ used to say that you are sorry or sad about sth

n. a feeling of sadness or disappointment about sth you did or did not do

➭pt., pp. & ing. -tt-

v. [T]

➊ 因…懊悔，为…感到后悔：[regret (doing) sth] He regretted quarreling with his father. 他后悔与爸爸吵架。

◇She's never regretted the decision. 她从不为这个决定感到后悔。

◇[regret (that) ...] He regrets that he did not work hard before. 他后悔以前没有努力学习。

➋ 因…遗憾：[regret (that) ...] I regret that I will be unable to come. 很遗憾我不能来。

◇[regret to say /tell sb (that) ...] I regret to tell you that you are not accepted. 很遗憾告诉你，你未被录取。

n. [C,常~s;U] 后悔，懊悔；遗憾：[regret about (doing) sth] He has no regrets about leaving her. 离开她，他没有悔意。

◇Much to my regret, I'm unable to accept your invitation. 非常遗憾，我不能接受你的邀请。

构词re- + gret

常犯错误

“我后悔说了这些话。”译为：

✗ I regret to say these words.

✓ I regret saying these words.

[✌regret to say/tell you用来表达“要告诉对方不愉快的事”，也可用regret (that) ...的句型。regret doing sth表示“因做了某事而懊悔”]

常犯错误

✗ Don't do anything that you might regret about later.

✓ Don't do anything that you might regret later. 不要做你以后会后悔的事。

[✌regret是及物动词，后面直接接宾语]