bewail
bewail — 動詞
- bewailpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bewailshe / she / it
- bewailedpast simple
- bewailing-ing form
1. When you bewail something, you show extreme sadness or regret about it — for exa
悲嘆
對某事表達強烈的悲傷或失望
When you bewail something, you show extreme sadness or regret about it — for example by describing the situation with strong emotion or by crying out in distress.
At the town meeting, residents bewailed the loss of the only library in their area.
在鎮民大會上，居民們悲嘆當地唯一一座圖書館的消失。
bewail + noun phrase (closure/demise of something)
Mira's grandmother often bewailed the fact that young people no longer wrote letters by hand.
Mira 的祖母經常悲嘆年輕人不再親手寫信這件事。
bewail + the fact + that-clause
In his memoir, the author bewailed the steady decline of small family farms across England.
在他的回憶錄中，作者悲嘆英格蘭各地小型家庭農場的持續沒落。
Rachid bewailed his decision to sell the old house, which he had known since childhood.
Rachid 悲嘆自己賣掉老房子的決定，那棟房子他從小就熟悉。
After the match, angry supporters bewailed the referee's controversial call that cost them the victory.
比賽結束後，憤怒的支持者們悲嘆裁判那個有爭議的判決讓他們輸掉了比賽。
- lament
slightly more formal and often used for mourning a death or regretting a situation
- bemoan
less intense, often suggests complaining rather than weeping
- deplore
carries strong moral disapproval — you deplore what you find shameful or wrong
- mourn
specifically tied to death or the loss of something irreplaceable
文法句型
bewail + noun phrase
bewail + that-clause
用法筆記
Often used in formal or literary contexts. The object is typically something final or irreparable — a loss, a decline, a regretted decision, or an unfortunate situation. This word is rarely used in everyday spoken English.