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

• Once you complied with his request, you cannot repent it.
  一旦你答应了他的请求，你就不能再后悔了。
• -that will leave thee powerless even to repent!
  它已经折磨得你甚至无力去悔改了！
• And I want you to repent every sin.
  我要你忏悔你每件罪孽。
• Shall I repent of it?
  我以后将后悔做这事么？
• Marry in haste and repent at leisure.
  草率匹配多后悔。
• I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes.
  我厌恶自己，在尘土和炉灰中懊悔。
• As many as I love I reprove and discipline; be zealous therefore and repent.
  19凡我所爱的，我就责备管教；所以你要发热心，也要悔改。
• 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。
• Repent and ask God's forgiveness.
  你要忏悔，请求上帝宽恕。
• 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。