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

• 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。
• This sounds already lamentable funny, but this is a fact.
  这听起来既可悲又可笑，但这是事实。
• 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。
• 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。
• Things were now come to a lamentable height.
  情形到了十分可哀的地步。
• 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。
• His command of English was lamentable.
  他的英语水平糟得很。
• 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”。
• This lamentable state of affairs lasted until 1947
  这一令人遗憾的事态一直持续至1947年。
• 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。