rue

【每日一词】rue - /ˈrü / v. 懊恼，后悔；悲伤；对…感到懊悔; 对…感到后悔; 因为…感到遗憾

n. 后悔，悔恨；同情，怜悯；芸香；芸香科；（网络）街道

Definition:

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transitive verb : to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for

intransitive verb : to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret

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noun (1) : regret, sorrow

with rue my heart is laden —A. E. Housman

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noun (2) : a European strong-scented perennial woody herb (Ruta graveolens of the family Rutaceae, the rue family) that has bitter leaves used medicinally

Synonyms

Verb - bemoan,deplore,lament,regret,repent

Noun (1) - contriteness,contrition,guilt,penitence,regret,remorse,

remorsefulness,epentance,self-reproach,shame

Examples of rue in a Sentence

Verb

He must be ruing his decision now.

I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan.

Noun (1)

a soul filled with pain and rue

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Two closing pars consolidated a strong finish, leaving DeChambeau to rue a sluggish start.

—Jack Bantock, CNN, 18 July 2024

Havertz missed a glorious chance to double the lead shortly afterwards after being one-on-one with Schmeichel but wasn’t made to rue his mistake as Musiala found the back of the net minutes later.

—Sam Joseph, CNN, 29 June 2024

Noun

Weasels were said to roll in the evergreen plant rue to counter wounds and snakebites.

—Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024

The goat’s rue is thought to stimulate the production of mammary tissue.

—Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Parents, 15 May 2024

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双语例句

He moved at a brisk pace down the rue St. Antoine.

他沿着圣安托万街轻快地走着。

If thy mother knew it, Sadly, sadly, would she rue it.

如果你母亲知道这件事，她会非常、非常难过地后悔的。

Now though the doer of it be a duke's son he shall rue it!

哼，即使做这件事的人是公爵的儿子，他也要后悔的！