deplore

/dɪˈplɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [dɪplˈɔr] /dɪˈplɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · [dɪplˈɔr] /di-ˈplȯr How to pronounce deplore (audio)/ (ame, mw)

deplore — 動詞

  • deplorepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • deploreshe / she / it
  • deploredpast simple
  • deploring-ing form

1. to show strong public disapproval of something that you judge to be seriously wr

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

譴責

對惡劣行為表達強烈反對

to show strong public disapproval of something that you judge to be seriously wrong.

例句

Shirin deplored the online threats against the young singer after school.

放學後，Shirin 譴責那些針對年輕歌手的網路恐嚇。

deplore + harmful behaviour

During the meeting, city doctors deplored the hospital cuts before worried parents.

開會時，市裡的醫師在憂心的家長面前譴責醫院刪減經費。

deplore + cuts or policy

同義詞
  • condemn

    stronger and often suggests moral judgment

  • denounce

    stresses open public criticism

  • disapprove

    milder and often more private

反義詞
  • praise

    shows approval instead of criticism

  • approve

    means to think something is acceptable or good

文法句型

deplore + action/behaviour/policy

deplore + something + in a speech or statement

用法筆記

Common in speeches, news reports, and official statements. The object is usually an action, decision, or behaviour judged to be wrong.

常見錯誤

❌Many parents deplored about the violent game.
✅Many parents deplored the violent game.
💡the verb takes the thing criticized as a direct object.

2. to feel deep sorrow about something you did, lost, or let happen.

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

痛惜

對已做或已失去的事深感惋惜

to feel deep sorrow about something you did, lost, or let happen.

例句

Eitan deplored wasting two years on a job he hated.

Eitan 很痛惜自己把兩年浪費在討厭的工作上。

deplore + doing something

After the vote, Devika deplored her silence during the long argument.

投票後，Devika 很痛惜自己在那場漫長爭論中一直沉默。

deplore + personal failure

同義詞
  • regret

    broader and much more common in everyday English

  • lament

    often emphasizes spoken sorrow or complaint

  • rue

    literary and usually about a mistake or bad result

文法句型

deplore + doing something

deplore + loss/mistake/result

用法筆記

Often takes a past action, missed chance, or loss as its object. Unlike sense 1, this use expresses personal sorrow rather than public criticism.

常見錯誤

❌She deplored for missing the train.
✅She deplored missing the train.
💡use a direct object or an -ing form, not 'for' after the verb.