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

• 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 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。
• This lamentable state of affairs lasted until 1947
  这一令人遗憾的事态一直持续至1947年。
• Things were now come to a lamentable height.
  情形到了十分可哀的地步。
• In fact, I think it is a very lamentable news.
  事实上，我认为这是条可悲的消息。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。