2013年11月28日 星期四

Word of Today 11/27

lament(verb)

1. [I,T] to express feelings of great sadness about something 為…悲痛﹐哀悼; 痛惜; 悲嘆


The nation lamented the death of its great war leader .   
全國為戰時的偉大領袖之死而悲痛。 

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lamenting over her luck in love   
為她戀愛的不幸而悲嘆 

2. [T] to express annoyance or disappointment about something you think is unsatisfactory or unfair 抱怨


another article lamenting the decline of popular television   
又一篇抱怨大眾化電視走下坡路的文章

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