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

• 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。
• 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。
• In fact, I think it is a very lamentable news.
  事实上，我认为这是条可悲的消息。
• Things were now come to a lamentable height.
  情形到了十分可哀的地步。
• Tell thou the lamentable tale of me, And send the hearers weeping to their beds-Shakespeare.
  告诉你们我的令人惋惜的故事，使听众悲痛欲绝-莎士比亚。
• That would be a lamentable fate for the "Great Sea", invoked in a Jewish prayer which gives this book its title.
  这样的命运，对于地中海这一“伟大之海”这个称谓来源于一则犹太祷文，同时也是本书书名的来源来说，将是令人扼腕的。
• 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。
• Lamentable, the human is living, for the face and the self-respect, needs to consider that frequently others'feeling puts itself!
  可叹，人活着，为了面子和自尊，经常需要考虑别人的感受而委屈自己！
• This is lamentable and worrisome.
  可悲的、令人忧虑的。
• 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。