regrettable

英 [rɪˈɡretəbl]

美 [rɪˈɡretəbl]

adj.  令人惋惜的; 可惜的; 令人遗憾的

Collins.1 / BNC.13691 / COCA.17467

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人惋惜的；可惜的；令人遗憾的
  that you are sorry about and wish had not happened
  1. It is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner.
     遗憾的是没有早些报警。
  2. The loss of jobs is highly regrettable.
     失去工作非常令人遗憾。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人遗憾的;可惜的;令人惋惜的
  You describe something asregrettablewhen you think that it is bad and that it should not happen or have happened.
  1. ...an investigation into what the army described as a regrettable incident...
     对军方称之为令人遗憾的事件的调查
  2. It is regrettable that strike leaders seem intent on spoiling holidays.
     遗憾的是罢工领导人似乎决意要破坏节日的气氛。

英英释义

adj

• deserving regret
  1. regrettable remarks
  2. it's regrettable that she didn't go to college
  3. it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church
  Synonym:too bad

双语例句

• It is regrettable that Tom should leave so soon.
  真遗憾汤姆这么快就要离开了。
• This love is regrettable, and also mixed with regret for the aesthetic.
  这样的爱情是遗憾的，而遗憾中亦夹杂着等待的美感。
• A is no more regrettable than B.
  和B一样都不令人遗憾。
• The President pleaded that strong rule from the centre was a regrettable, but temporary necessity.
  总统辩解说，实行高度的中央集权虽不尽如人意，但暂时来说却是必要的。
• It is regrettable that strike leaders seem intent on spoiling holidays.
  遗憾的是罢工领导人似乎决意要破坏节日的气氛。
• He broke traffic regulations and had a regrettable accident.
  他违犯了交通规则，发生了令人遗憾的事故。
• This is indeed a regrettable thing.
  这确实是件非常令人遗憾的事情。
• It was regrettable that such great issues had to be the thrust and parry of a general election.
  如此重大的问题不得不成为大选中人们激烈辩论的议题，这很令人遗憾。
• The decline in such optimism during the past couple of decades is understandable, but highly regrettable.
  在过去的二十年里，这种乐观态度的减少时可以理解的，但也十分令人惋惜。
• It is regrettable that so many people have lost their jobs because of this.
  这么我人因此而失去工作，真令人遗憾。