bemoan

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++be·moan /bɪˈməʊn $ -ˈmoʊn/ verb [transitive] formal COMPLAINto complain or say that you are disappointed about something 抱怨；叹息；惋惜 He was bemoaning the fact that lawyers charge so much. 他抱怨律师收费太高。bemoan the lack/absence/loss of something an article bemoaning the lack of sports facilities in the area 对本地区运动设施的缺乏表示不满的一篇文章→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

bemoan• Business no longer understands the examination system and its grades and it bemoans the continually changing scene.• On the one hand, he bemoans the development of a political underclass as demonstrated by poll-tax refuseniks and Los Angeles rioters.• For years, parents and teachers have bemoaned the fact that we do not have a national childcare policy.• So it seems our old Antiquary bemoaned the lack of a bridge.• These would hit the popular audience - the old-style Mirror readers who wrote in bemoaning the trivialization of their paper.• I suspect that Labour has bemoaned unemployment vigorously and at length during every period of opposition.• The auction houses quite wisely retreated, leaving specialist dealers bemoaning what they alleged were short-sighted policies.bemoan the lack/absence/loss of something• So it seems our old Antiquary bemoaned the lack of a bridge.• He put the kettle on, bemoaning the lack of business.• I get letters from single women bemoaning the absence of men; and from single men bemoaning the absence of women.• White suburbanites bemoan the loss of their cities to crime, drugs and-by extension-black neighbourhoods.

be·moan verbChineseSyllable

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bemoan
be‧moan /bɪˈməʊn $ -ˈmoʊn/