deplore

英 [dɪˈplɔː(r)]

美 [dɪˈplɔːr]

v.  公开谴责; 强烈反对

过去式：deplored　过去分词：deplored　现在分词：deploring　第三人称单数：deplores　

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牛津词典

verb

• 公开谴责；强烈反对
  to strongly disapprove of sth and criticize it, especially publicly
  1. Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing.
     我同所有人一样强烈谴责这桩凶杀案。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 谴责;强烈反对
  If you say that youdeploresomething, you think it is very wrong or immoral.
  1. He's a judo black belt but he says he deplores violence...
     他是一名柔道黑带选手，但他说自己强烈反对暴力。
  2. He deplored the fact that the Foreign Secretary was driven into resignation...
     他对外交大臣被迫辞职一事表示强烈谴责。
  3. I deplore what has happened.
     我为所发生的事深感愤慨。

英英释义

verb

• express strong disapproval of
  1. We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners
• regret strongly
  1. I deplore this hostile action
  2. we lamented the loss of benefits
  Synonym:lamentbewailbemoan

双语例句

• He deplored the fact that the Foreign Secretary was driven into resignation
  他对外交大臣被迫辞职一事表示强烈谴责。
• Muslim groups seemed unsure whether to welcome or deplore the decision.
  穆斯林团体似乎尚未确定是欢迎还是批评该决定。
• I deplore what has happened.
  我为所发生的事深感愤慨。
• Many college teachers deplore that fewer and fewer students these days acquire knowledge only for its own sake.
  许多大学教师悲叹现在越来越少的学生纯是为了知识而学习知识了。
• I have seen a few examples of shameless evangelizing during illness, which I deplore.
  我已经看到过少数的，在病人生病期间不知羞耻的传福音的例子，对此我感到悲叹。
• In retrospect we may deplore the methods used.
  事后我们可能对用过的方法感到后悔。
• We deplore violence against civilians.
  我们痛斥针对平民的暴力行径。
• Yet you shall not deplore having known blindness, nor regret having been deaf.
  不过你们不应因曾经盲目或耳聋而痛悔。
• We deplore the vitriolic nature of his remarks.
  他言语中敌意昭彰，我们深感遗憾。
• One must deplore such bad behaviour.
  任何人一定会对这种不良行为感到愤慨。