lamentable
英 [ləˈmentəbl]
美 [ləˈmentəbl]
adj. 十分令人失望的; 令人遗憾的; 使人惋惜的
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- She shows a lamentable lack of understanding.
她显得缺乏理解能力,实在令人遗憾。
- She shows a lamentable lack of understanding.
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.- This lamentable state of affairs lasted until 1947...
这一令人遗憾的事态一直持续至1947年。 - His command of English was lamentable.
他的英语水平糟得很。
- This lamentable state of affairs lasted until 1947...
英英释义
adj
- bad
- my finances were in a deplorable state
- a lamentable decision
- her clothes were in sad shape
- a sorry state of affairs
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。 - Given that this is a wretched literary genre in which almost every example is lamentable, to find the very worst is a tall order.
鉴于这是一个令人厌恶的文学类别,几乎其中每个例子都令人不快,因此,要找到最糟糕的那个,可是一项艰巨的任务。 - 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。 - His command of English was lamentable.
他的英语水平糟得很。 - 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。 - Things were now come to a lamentable height.
情形到了十分可哀的地步。 - 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。 - 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。 - A recent report says college students 'physical fitness is lamentable.
最新一项报告显示,大学生身体素质令人担忧。