regrettable

adj.

1. 令人惋惜的；可惜的；令人遗憾的
   that you are sorry about and wish had not happened
   1. It is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner.
      遗憾的是没有早些报警。
   2. The loss of jobs is highly regrettable.
      失去工作非常令人遗憾。

1. ADJ-GRADED 令人遗憾的;可惜的;令人惋惜的
   You describe something as regrettable when you think that it is bad and that it should not happen or have happened.
   1. ...an investigation into what the army described as a regrettable incident...
      对军方称之为令人遗憾的事件的调查
   2. It is regrettable that strike leaders seem intent on spoiling holidays.
      遗憾的是罢工领导人似乎决意要破坏节日的气氛。

1. The President pleaded that strong rule from the centre was a regrettable, but temporary necessity.
   总统辩解说，实行高度的中央集权虽不尽如人意，但暂时来说却是必要的。
2. It is regrettable that strike leaders seem intent on spoiling holidays.
   遗憾的是罢工领导人似乎决意要破坏节日的气氛。
3. A person who does a regrettable action is often regretful afterwards.
   行为不检点的人，日后往往懊悔。
4. He says the election result is regrettable, but that he will take the people's voice seriously.
   他说，选举结果让人感到非常遗憾，但是他对认真对待民主的呼声。
5. Yet the absence of western leaders from Moscow, while regrettable, is understandable.
   不过，西方国家领袖缺席莫斯科，尽管令人遗憾，但也是可以理解的。
6. It is regrettable that Tom should leave so soon.
   真遗憾汤姆这么快就要离开了。
7. This is a profoundly regrettable period.
   这是一个让我们深感遗憾的阶段。
8. This love is regrettable, and also mixed with regret for the aesthetic.
   这样的爱情是遗憾的，而遗憾中亦夹杂着等待的美感。
9. Speaking in Japan's parliament Monday, Taro Aso called the draft regrettable and not based on objective facts.
   麻生太郎星期一在对日本国会讲话时说，这一草案让人遗憾，没有以客观事实为基础。
10. This is indeed a regrettable thing. Unfortunately what you say is only too true.
    这确实是件非常令人遗憾的事情。遗憾的是，你说的都是实实在在的事。
11. This designers and enterprises to be described as a regrettable thing.
    这对于设计师和企业而言，不能不说是一件令人惋惜的事情。
12. It's regrettable, but those who have been rejected are put into that picture.
    可惜啊。他们都被放进画里了。
13. It is regrettable that he fails to distinguish between knowledge and intelligence.
    很遗憾他不能区别知识与智慧的不同。
14. He broke traffic regulations and had a regrettable accident.
    他违犯了交通规则，发生了令人遗憾的事故。
15. The decline in such optimism during the past couple of decades is understandable, but highly regrettable.
    在过去的二十年里，这种乐观态度的减少时可以理解的，但也十分令人惋惜。
16. It is very regrettable to waste this acting.
    浪费了这种电磁力很遗憾。
17. A is no more regrettable than B.
    和B一样都不令人遗憾。
18. The situation was regrettable and my brother had to accept it.
    令人遗憾的是我哥哥必须接受。
19. One regrettable consequence of this is that onlookers often conclude that religion causes the violence done in its name.
    而一个令人惋惜的后果是旁观者们往往总结出宗教自身会引起暴力。
20. He should be regretful for his regrettable conduct.
    他因该为自己那令人遗憾的行为而感到后悔。
21. If we only keep a clear sense of pain, it would be very regrettable.
    如果我们仅仅对痛苦保持清醒的意识，那将是很遗憾的。
22. It was regrettable that such great issues had to be the thrust and parry of a general election.
    如此重大的问题不得不成为大选中人们激烈辩论的议题，这很令人遗憾。
23. It is regrettable that few people shall walk today because of the development of traffic facilities.
    由于交通设施的发展，现在很少人愿意步行，这是很可惜的。
24. It is regrettable that so many people have lost their jobs because of this.
    这么我人因此而失去工作，真令人遗憾。
25. It was a regrettable accident and that's it.
    那真是可叹的意外事件。
26. It is regrettable that we've missed the chance to cooperate with your company.
    很遗憾，我们失去了与贵公司合作的机会。
27. This is very regrettable.
    这是很令人遗憾的。
28. This is indeed a regrettable thing.
    这确实是件非常令人遗憾的事情。
29. It's regrettable to be so extravagant.
    这样奢侈浪费是令人遗憾的。
30. We feel it very regrettable that you find our price on the high side.
    对于你方认为我方价格偏高，我感到非常的遗憾。

adj

1. deserving regret
   1. regrettable remarks
   2. it's regrettable that she didn't go to college
   3. it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church

   Synonym:    too bad