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单词 bemoan
释义 be·moan
\bə̇, bē+\ transitive verb
Etymology: alteration (influenced by moan) of Middle English bemenen, from Old English bemænan, from be- + mænan to moan — more at moan
1.
 a. : to express grief over : lament
  < she bemoaned her brother's death >
 b. archaic : to subject (oneself) to lamentations
  < people grieve and bemoan themselves, but it is not half so bad with them as they say — R.W.Emerson >
2. obsolete : to express pity or sorrow for
 < they bemoaned him and comforted him over all the evil … brought upon him — Job 42:11 (Authorized Version) >
3. : to look upon with regret, displeasure, or disapproval
 < the governmental control which industrialists bemoan so consistently — Douglas McGregor >
Synonyms: see deplore
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