lamentable

英 [ləˈmentəbl]

美 [ləˈmentəbl]

adj.  十分令人失望的; 令人遗憾的; 使人惋惜的

GRE

BNC.19782 / COCA.25908

牛津词典

adj.

• 十分令人失望的；令人遗憾的；使人惋惜的
  very disappointing
  1. She shows a lamentable lack of understanding.
     她显得缺乏理解能力，实在令人遗憾。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人扼腕的；令人嘘唏的；使人惋惜的
  If you describe something aslamentable, you mean that it is very unfortunate or disappointing.
  1. This lamentable state of affairs lasted until 1947...
     这一令人遗憾的事态一直持续至1947年。
  2. His command of English was lamentable.
     他的英语水平糟得很。

英英释义

adj

• bad
  1. my finances were in a deplorable state
  2. a lamentable decision
  3. her clothes were in sad shape
  4. a sorry state of affairs
  Synonym:deplorabledistressingpitifulsadsorry

双语例句

• This dressing her up so prettily by her mother hid apparently been to lamentable purpose.
  她的母亲把她打扮得那样漂亮，显然是害了她了。
• The reason for this lamentable state of affairs is political intransigence or lack of focus.
  会出现这种令人遗憾的局面，原因是政治上拒绝让步或缺乏关注。
• Some would say it's a lamentable loss of human connection.
  有人会说这是人类情感联系的可悲损失。
• In fact, I think it is a very lamentable news.
  事实上，我认为这是条可悲的消息。
• Three years after this lamentable affair, Colonel burr was arrested.
  出了这起可悲事件三年之后，伯尔上校被捕了。
• It is even more lamentable that reforms remain piecemeal.
  但更加可悲的是改革依然只是零敲碎打。
• Redwood described the decision to cut benefits as lamentable.
  雷德伍德把削减津贴这一决定形容为“令人痛心”。
• When I had narrated his lamentable death I ceased.
  在我谈完他惨死的情况以后我就没有再往下说了。
• It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.
  要想做一个好的爱国者，就要先成为其他人类的敌人，可悲啊！
• Things were now come to a lamentable height.
  情形到了十分可哀的地步。