| 释义 |
Verb: lament lu'ment- Express grief verbally
"we lamented the death of the child"
- keen - Regret strongly
"we lamented the loss of benefits"
- deplore, bewail, bemoan
Noun: lament lu'ment- A cry of sorrow and grief
"their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
- lamentation, plaint, wail - A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
- dirge, coronach, requiem, threnody, threnode - A mournful poem; a lament for the dead
- elegy
Derived forms: lamented, laments, lamenting See also: lamentable, lamentation, lamenter Type of: complain, complaint, express emotion, express feelings, kick, kvetch [N. Amer], plain [archaic], poem, quetch, song, sound off, verse form, vocal Encyclopedia: Lament |