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

• 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。
• But he is lamentable.
  但是，纣王却也是可悲的。
• It wore the lamentable aspect of all constructions of hatred, ruin.
  它具有仇恨所创造的一切建筑？？也就是废墟的那种令人痛心的形象。
• 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。
• This lamentable state of affairs lasted until 1947
  这一令人遗憾的事态一直持续至1947年。
• 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。
• This sounds already lamentable funny, but this is a fact.
  这听起来既可悲又可笑，但这是事实。
• 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”。
• It would be lamentable if a scheme like this could not be defeated.
  这将是可悲的，如果一项计划，像这样不能被打败。
• His command of English was lamentable.
  他的英语水平糟得很。