repent

英 [rɪˈpent]

美 [rɪˈpent]

v.  后悔; 悔过; 忏悔

过去式：repented　过去分词：repented　第三人称单数：repents　现在分词：repenting　

CET4CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

BNC.15104 / COCA.16583

牛津词典

verb

• 后悔；悔过；忏悔
  to feel and show that you are sorry for sth bad or wrong that you have done
  1. God welcomes the sinner who repents.
     上帝欢迎悔过的罪人。
  2. She had repented of what she had done.
     她对自己所做的事深感懊悔。
  3. He came to repent his hasty decision (= wished he had not taken it) .
     他开始后悔自己的草率决定。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 后悔;忏悔;悔悟
  If yourepent, you show or say that you are sorry for something wrong you have done.
  1. Those who refuse to repent, he said, will be punished...
     那些拒不悔改的人，他说，将会受到惩罚。
  2. Did he repent of anything in his life?
     他一生中有什么后悔的事情吗？

英英释义

verb

• feel remorse for
  Synonym:regretrue
• turn away from sin or do penitence
  Synonym:atone

双语例句

• Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
  天国近了，你们应当悔改。
• You have sinned and must repent your ways.
  你犯了罪，必须为你的所作所为作出忏悔。
• And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
  你们看见了，后来还是不懊悔去信他。
• Those who have been doing evil should immediately stop, repent and start anew and make amends for their crimes by good deeds.
  做过坏事的人，赶快停止作恶，悔过自新，将功赎罪。
• Have you nothing to repent of?
  你没有可懊悔的事吗？
• I've made my choice and I'll never repent it.
  我做出了本人的选择，永远也不懊悔。
• No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you shall all likewise perish.
  我告诉你们，不是的。你们若不悔改，都要如此灭亡。
• If I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behaviour.
  如果我后悔什么事情，那很可能是我的良好品行。
• I deeply repent of having deceived my husband.
  我深悔欺骗了我的丈夫。
• No light had we: for that we do repent;
  我们没有灯：这点我们真后悔；