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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
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EVP regret
EVP regret
EVP regrettably
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OXF3000ZH: 遗憾 ☊ → 抱歉 ☊ → ☊ → regret
3000TH: น่าเสียใจ ☊ naaF siiaR jaiM regrettable, worthy of sorry
3000TH: เสียดาย ☊ siiaR daaiM regretful, unhappy (because of lost opportunity to do something)
5000FR: regretter ☊ to regret
5000FR: regret ☊ regret, regretfully
5000FR: regrettable ☊ unfortunate, regrettable
OXF3000: hối tiếc regret
OXF3000N đáng tiếc hối tiếc lòng thương tiếc sự hối tiếc regret
GBENDE: 同情 regret bedauern
CORE: regret + + + + + + +
NGLS: regret + To be sorry about something ☊
WNS: (n.) [regret] sorrow, rue, ruefulness WNS: (v.) [regret] repent, rue, feel remorse
ENDE: regret Bedauern FN: regret n Experiencer_focus FN: regret v Experiencer_focus
like: regret → →
to regret very much, be very sorry ☊ hối hận vô cùng ☊
think with deep regret of ☊ nhớ tiếc ☊
to regret one’s effort ☊ tiếc công ☊
to regret one’s property ☊ tiếc của ☊
1969 I now regret saying what I said. ☊ Giờ tôi hối hận về những gì tôi đã nói. ☊
2021 I now regret saying what I said. I shouldn't have said it. ☊ Giờ tôi hối hận vì những gì tôi đã nói. Lẽ ra tôi không nên nói vậy. ☊
2022 It began to get cold, and he regretted not wearing his coat. ☊ Trời bắt đầu trở lạnh và anh ấy hối hận vì không mặc áo khoác. ☊
2023 We regret to inform you that we cannot o er you the job. ☊ Chúng tôi lấy làm tiếc khi phải báo cho cậu biết rằng chúng tôi ☊
Every now and then he regretted his decision. ☊ every ☊
to express interest/regret/surprise ☊ express ☊
Hardly had she spoken than she regretted it bitterly. ☊ hardly ☊
He regretted the lost (= wasted) opportunity to apologize to her. ☊ lost ☊
The manner in which the decision was announced was extremely regrettable. ☊ manner ☊
She looked back on the past without regret. ☊ past ☊
She has not shown any real regret for what she did. ☊ real ☊
regret sth: If you don't do it now, you'll only regret it. ☊ regret ☊
The decision could be one he lives to regret. ☊ regret ☊
'I've had a wonderful life,' she said, 'I don't regret a thing.' ☊ regret ☊
She regretted the words the moment they were out of her mouth. ☊ regret ☊
regret doing sth: He bitterly regretted ever having mentioned it. ☊ regret ☊
regret what, how, etc...: I deeply regret what I said. ☊ regret ☊
regret that...: I regret that I never got to meet him in person. ☊ regret ☊
regret sth: The airline regrets any inconvenience. ☊ regret ☊
regret that...: I regret that I am unable to accept your kind invitation. ☊ regret ☊
regret to do sth: We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful. ☊ regret ☊
it is regretted that...: It is to be regretted that so many young people leave school without qualifications. ☊ regret ☊
It is with great regret that I accept your resignation. ☊ regret ☊
She expressed her regret at the decision. ☊ regret ☊
a pang/twinge of regret ☊ regret ☊
I have no regrets about leaving Newcastle (= I do not feel sorry about it). ☊ regret ☊
What is your greatest regret (= the thing that you are most sorry about doing or not doing)? ☊ regret ☊
He gave up teaching in 2009, much to the regret of his students. ☊ regret ☊
sincere regret ☊ sincere ☊
He gave her a wry look, something between amusement and regret. ☊ something ☊
We regret this service is temporarily unavailable. ☊ temporarily ☊
She regrets that she spent her youth travelling and not studying. ☊ youth ☊
regretter ☊ tous étaient violents. peu regrettaient leurs actes ☊
regret ☊ aux vacances, nous nous séparions sans regret ☊
regrettable ☊ la perte d’une vie est toujours regrettable ☊