/rɪˈgret ||; rɪˈgrɛt/verb [T] (
regretting;regretted)
1 to feel sorry that you did sth or that you did not do sth 感到遗憾、惋惜、后悔或懊悔: I hope you won't regret your decision later. 我希望你以后不会后悔作出这决定。Do you regret not taking the job? 你没有接受那份工作，感到后悔吗？
2 (formal 正式) used as a way of saying that you are sorry for sth （用于表示抱歉）: I regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. 很抱歉通知你，你的申请没有成功。