English → Chinese
lament
/BrE ləˈmɛnt 
, AmE ləˈmɛnt /
A noun
1 (expression of grief) 悲痛
2 (song) 挽歌; (poem) 哀诗;
a funeral lament (song) 葬礼挽歌; (poem) 葬礼悼词;
a lament to sb or sth; (song) 悼念某人／某事物的挽歌; (poem) 悼念某人／某事物的哀诗
B transitive verb
1 (grieve over) 为…感到悲痛 ‹sb's death, disappearance of sb or sth, loss›;
the late lamented John Adams 新近辞世的约翰·亚当斯;
to lament one's dead friend 哀悼亡友;
to lament one's fate or misfortune 悲叹自己的不幸
2 (complain about) 抱怨 ‹lack of sth›;
to lament that … 抱怨…
C intransitive verb
1 (grieve) 感到悲痛;
to lament for or about sb/sth; 为某人／某事物感到悲痛
2 (complain) 抱怨;
to lament about sth; 抱怨某事物