| 单词 | lament |
| 释义 | lament (ləment ) Word forms: laments , lamenting , lamented 1. verb If you lament something, you express your sadness, regret, or disappointment about it. [mainly formal, or written] Ken began to lament the death of his only son. [VERB noun] He laments that people in Villa El Salvador are suspicious of the police. [VERB that] 'Prices are down 40 per cent since Christmas,' he lamented. [VERB with quote] Synonyms: bemoan, grieve, mourn, weep over 2. countable noun [oft with poss] Someone's lament is an expression of their sadness, regret, or disappointment about something. [mainly formal, or written] The lament that pop culture has swamped British intellectual life is heard constantly. [+ that] 3. countable noun A lament is a poem, song, or piece of music which expresses sorrow that someone has died. A singer on the country music station was singing a lament for the late, great Buddy Holly. Synonyms: dirge, requiem, elegy, threnody [formal] Collocations: lament a death Fourth, no one will mourn and lament his death. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The waves lament his death, and, as they dash against the shore, seek to avenge it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nevertheless, it's incredible to think voters could one day face an election in which a candidate laments the death of one of history's most evil men. The Sun His former bandmates lamented his death. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite enormous attention being paid to the cause of the attack, we must lament the deaths of innocent people whose families and friends are now suffering... Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They come across his dead body that night and lament their failure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He lamented the failure of the young to engage with serious political thought and criticised 'the pursuit of material self-interest'. Times, Sunday Times She also laments the failure to control the 655 cruise ships that enter the city each year, 'blotting out the view'. Times, Sunday Times The investment sage lamented the failure of acquiring companies to appreciate the preciousness of their own stock in his annual letter to shareholders. Times, Sunday Times However, mortgage brokers have lamented the failure of banks to reduce rates for struggling first-time buyers. Times, Sunday Times Future generations will look back and lament the decline and fall of great, uplifting, serious art into worthless anarchy. Times, Sunday Times Some may sentimentally lament the decline of a cloth cap culture. Times, Sunday Times On the right, commentators lament the decline of the family. Times,Sunday Times Often he would lament the decline of manners in modern society. Times, Sunday Times That's why there's no need to lament the decline of utopian thinking. Times, Sunday Times You would not normally lament the loss of your reserve scrum-half. The Sun We can lament the loss of much of the decency and gentleness he praised. Times, Sunday Times Does he lament the loss of hundreds of millions? Times, Sunday Times Many teachers lament the loss of old-fashioned woodwork lessons. Times, Sunday Times We can, and should, lament the loss of these ancient environments: they link us to worlds so different from our own. The Times Literary Supplement The days of being told to pull yourself together, 'man up' or maintain a stiff upper lip are well and truly over, and no one should lament their passing. The Sun Some judges still lament the passing of the old regime. Times, Sunday Times The bards lamented his passing. Times, Sunday Times She had lamented the passing of my marriage, but the circumstances of our lives certainly brought us closer together. Times, Sunday Times They no longer celebrated the conflicts of frontier worlds, but lamented the passing away of civilizations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 感到悲痛, 悼诗 Japanese: 嘆き悲しむ, 悲嘆 |
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