Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense laments, present participle lamenting, past tense, past participle lamented
1VERB 为…悲痛;哀叹;痛惜 If you lament something, you express your sadness, regret, or disappointment about it. 为…悲痛;哀叹;痛惜 [mainly formal, or written] [Also VERB]
Ken began to lament the death of his only son. [VERB noun]
肯开始对独子的死悲痛不已。
He laments that people in Villa El Salvador are suspicious of the police. [VERB that]
他哀叹埃尔萨尔瓦多镇的居民居然不信任警方。
'Prices are down 40 per cent since Christmas,' he lamented. [VERB with quote]
2N-COUNT [oft with poss]悲痛之情;哀叹;痛惜 Someone's lament is an expression of their sadness, regret, or disappointment about something. 悲痛之情;哀叹;痛惜 [mainly formal, or written]
She spoke of the professional woman's lament that a woman's judgment is questioned more than a man's. [+ that]