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单词 lament
释义

lament

​noun countable
UK /ləˈment/
Other entries for this word
lament verb
Word Forms
singularlament
plurallaments
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    ​literature​musica song, poem, piece of music etc in which sadness is expressed about a death or loss
    lament for:

    a young mother’s lament for the death of her son

    Synonyms and related words
    Types of poem
    ballad
    blank verse
    cycle
  2. 2
    something that people say that shows sadness or disappointment

    ‘Things were better then’ is an often-repeated lament.

    Synonyms and related words
    To express sadness
    keen
    lament
    lament

lament

​noun countable
US /ləˈment/
Other entries for this word
lament verb
Word Forms
singularlament
plurallaments
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    ​literature​musica song, poem, piece of music, etc. in which sadness is expressed about a death or loss
    lament for:

    a young mother’s lament for the death of her son

    Synonyms and related words
    Types of poem
    ballad
    blank verse
    cycle
  2. 2
    something that people say that shows sadness or disappointment

    “Things were better then” is an often-repeated lament.

    Synonyms and related words
    To express sadness
    keen
    lament
    lament

lament

​verb intransitive/transitive
UK /ləˈment/
Other entries for this word
lament noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theylament
he/she/itlaments
present participlelamenting
past tenselamented
past participlelamented
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to show publicly that you feel sad or disappointed about something

    Some older people lament the loss of close local communities.

    Synonyms and related words
    To express sadness
    keen
    lament
    lament

lament

​verb intransitive/transitive
US /ləˈment/
Other entries for this word
lament noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theylament
he/she/itlaments
present participlelamenting
past tenselamented
past participlelamented
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to show publicly that you feel sad or disappointed about something
    lament over/for:

    a family lamenting over their mother’s death in the earthquake

    Some older people lament the loss of close local communities.

    “We’ll have to redo all the work,” Sarah lamented.

    Synonyms and related words
    To express sadness
    keen
    lament
    lament
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