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VERB
為…悲痛；哀嘆；痛惜
If you lament something, you express your sadness, regret, or disappointment about it.
例句
Ken began to lament the death of his only son...
肯開始對獨子的死悲痛不已。
He laments that people in Villa El Salvador are suspicious of the police...
他哀嘆埃爾薩爾瓦多鎮(zhèn)的居民居然不信任警方。
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悲痛之情；哀嘆；痛惜
Someone's lament is an expression of their sadness, regret, or disappointment about something.
例句
She spoke of the professional woman's lament that a woman's judgment is questioned more than a man's.
她談到職業(yè)女性的悲哀：與男性相比，她們的判斷力更易遭人質(zhì)疑。
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悼詞；挽歌
A lament is a poem, song, or piece of music which expresses sorrow that someone has died.
例句
A singer on the country music station was singing a lament for the late, great Buddy Holly.
鄉(xiāng)村音樂電臺中，一位歌手正演唱歌曲哀悼已故的偉大音樂人巴迪·霍利。