| 单词 | lamentation |
| 释义 | lamentation noun[CorU] formaluk/ˌlæm.enˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌlæm.enˈteɪ.ʃən/sadnessandfeelingsorry, or something thatexpressesthesefeelings: 悲叹，伤感，惋惜For all the lamentations thatschoolsdo notteachthegame, it is stillplayedin someareas.很可惜学校不教这项运动，但在某些地区这项运动还在开展。 Synonym wail Sadness and regret
Examplesoflamentationlamentation However, there are much more elaborate practices involving prayers and lamentations which are popularly followed. From theCambridge English Corpus The bride sings lamentations and struggles as she is borne off. From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, self-command is identified with "manhood and firmness", while the "useless outcries" of men who fail to show this virtue are "womanish lamentations" (244). From theCambridge English Corpus This purism is also characterized by a constantlamentationthat standards are falling. From theCambridge English Corpus Hence, there is a lingering, deep melancholy about the work, which does not achieve any catharsis but uses its dark instrumentation and frequent dying falls to reflect an inconsolablelamentation. From theCambridge English Corpus There has been nothing but one howl oflamentationthat we could not afford to spend money to put our own folk on the soil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To my mind, the position of the tourist in this country deserveslamentationand tears. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Then we had the usuallamentationover parental control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been lamentations about the behaviour of the young, and sometimes not so young. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But we do not feel that this is necessarily a time forlamentationand wringing of hands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have all proved that it is a bad system by their lamentations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyway, this is a very late hour at which to indulge in any lamentations, if any remain, about this change. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is our faith that misfortune should be not an occasion forlamentationbut a stimulus to greater endeavour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us come to some of the trades which have been uttering wails and lamentations about their position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Atmospheric pollution causes anguish to our fellow citizens and there is no question of our being content with lamentations. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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