lamentation

英 [ˌlæmənˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌlæmənˈteɪʃn]

n.  悲伤; 悲痛; 悲哀; 十分失望

复数：lamentations　

CET6

BNC.22161 / COCA.23933

牛津词典

noun

• 悲伤；悲痛；悲哀；十分失望
  an expression of great sadness or disappointment

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 悲恸；哀悼
  Alamentationis an expression of great sorrow.
  1. It was a time for mourning and lamentation.
     这是一个沉痛悼念的时刻。
  2. ...special prayers and lamentations.
     特别祷告和哀悼

英英释义

noun

• the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
  Synonym:mourning
• a cry of sorrow and grief
  1. their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
  Synonym:lamentplaintwail

双语例句

• Moderate lamentation is the right of the dead, excessive grief the enemy to the living.
  适度的悲伤是死者的权利，过度的哀恸是生者的敌人。
• But the little stream would not be comforted, and still kept telling its unintelligible secret of some very mournful mystery that had happened-or making a prophetic lamentation about something that was yet to happen-within the verge of the dismal forest.
  但那小溪并没有因此而得到安慰，仍然不停地唠叨着在这阴森的树林中已经发生的一些十分哀伤的故事或是预言某些将要发生的事情的伤心之处诉说着其中莫测的隐秘。
• Monks in their cowls shall be forced into marriage, and their lamentation will be heard on the mountain peaks of the Alps.
  披着斗篷的修道士会被迫结婚，他们的悲叹会在阿尔卑斯山的山顶上听见。
• Yet hear the word of the lord, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
  妇女们哪，你们当听耶和华的话，领受他口中的言语；又当教导你们的儿女举哀，各人教导邻舍唱哀歌。
• There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.
  在摩押的各房顶上和街市上处处有人哀哭。因我打碎摩押，好像打碎无人喜悦的器皿。
• Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
  以色列家阿，要听我为你们所作的哀歌。
• This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
  人必用这哀歌去哀哭，列国的女子为埃及和她的群众也必以此悲哀。这是主耶和华说的。
• Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.
  徒8：2有虔诚的人、把司提反埋葬了、为他捶胸大哭。
• And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
  他们哀号的时候，为你作起哀歌哀哭，说，有何城如推罗。有何城如她在海中成为寂寞的呢。
• Only sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief and despair are left by them behind.
  只有悲哀，悲叹，痛苦，不幸和绝对是它们背后留下的。