regretful

Word family  noun regret adjective regrettable regretful verb regret adverb regrettably regretfully

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·gret·ful /rɪˈɡretfəl/ adjective  SORRYsomeone who is regretful feels sorry or disappointed 后悔的；遗憾的 She apologized and sounded genuinely regretful. 她道歉了，听语气是真心觉得后悔。

Examples from the Corpus

regretful• There wasn't much else to see, Malcolm Anderson told Jean, sounding regretful.• He did not crave recognition, but was understandably regretful about his lack of it.• She cast a regretful look at the big double bed with its luxurious continental quilt.• With a regretful sigh he removed his arm from its protective place around her shoulders and stepped back.• Whispered in reverent and regretful tones, the rumors had been floating for the past few weeks that her condition had worsened.

re·gret·ful adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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regretful
re‧gret‧ful /rɪˈɡretfəl/ adjectivesomeone who is regretful feels sorry or disappointed:
    She apologized and sounded genuinely regretful.

re·gret·fulBrE /rɪˈɡretfl/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈɡretfl/ 🔊 adjectivefeeling or showing sadness or disappointment because of sth that has happened or sth that you have done or not done 后悔的；失望的；令人惋惜的；遗憾的 SYN rueful ◆a regretful look失望的眼神