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

• Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.
  悔罪者可得到赦免。
• 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。
• I know, all water, the most repent of.
  我知道了，一切如水，最后悔的事。
• I deeply repent of having deceived my husband.
  我深悔欺骗了我的丈夫。
• Let her repent for what she has done. That is enough for her.
  让她去为她所做的事后悔，这对她来说已经够了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Have you nothing to repent of?
  你没有可懊悔的事吗？