
好词典

源自拉丁语 'lamentari',意为'哀悼'或'悲叹',后通过古法语 'lamenter' 进入英语。
❶ 表达悲伤或遗憾,通常是因为失去某人或某事,或对某种情况感到不满而发出哀叹。
“She was lamenting the loss of her childhood home.”
(她哀叹失去了童年的家。)
“The old man sat by the fire, lamenting the days gone by.”
(老人坐在火炉旁,哀叹逝去的日子。)
lamenting over — 对某事表达深深的悲伤或遗憾,通常带有一种无力的感觉。
“She spent hours lamenting over her missed opportunities.”
(她花了几个小时哀叹自己错过的机会。)