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 few people shall walk today because of the development of traffic facilities.
  由于交通设施的发展，现在很少人愿意步行，这是很可惜的。
• 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。
• 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 very regrettable to waste this acting.
  浪费了这种电磁力很遗憾。
• Yet the absence of western leaders from Moscow, while regrettable, is understandable.
  不过，西方国家领袖缺席莫斯科，尽管令人遗憾，但也是可以理解的。
• He says the election result is regrettable, but that he will take the people's voice seriously.
  他说，选举结果让人感到非常遗憾，但是他对认真对待民主的呼声。
• A is no more regrettable than B.
  和B一样都不令人遗憾。
• 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。
• He should be regretful for his regrettable conduct.
  他因该为自己那令人遗憾的行为而感到后悔。
• It's regrettable to be so extravagant.
  这样奢侈浪费是令人遗憾的。