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

• There, where that lamentable disaster had uttered its death-rattle, all was silence now.
  在那场伤心惨目的灾难暴发的地方，现在连一点声息也没有了。
• 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 is lamentable and worrisome.
  可悲的、令人忧虑的。
• 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！
• It is therefore lamentable also that a legitimate Bishop has been appointed President of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.
  也因此，任命一位合法的主教来担任中国天主教爱国会主席，这实在应受谴责。
• 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。
• 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。
• Things were now come to a lamentable height.
  情形到了十分可哀的地步。
• 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。