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

• I seek Allah's forgiveness, and I repent to Him.
  我祈求安拉的饶恕，我向祂忏悔！
• I repent of my sin.
  我为自己的罪而忏悔。
• 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。
• 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。
• If you sincerely repent, the God will wash away your sins.
  如果你真诚地忏悔，上帝就会洗去你的罪过。
• 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。
• But no such man would ever repent of having refused any sensual pleasure.
  但完善的人没有一个会后悔拒绝了感官的快乐。
• -that will leave thee powerless even to repent!
  它已经折磨得你甚至无力去悔改了！
• Have you nothing to repent of?
  你没有可懊悔的事吗？
• Did he repent of anything in his life?
  他一生中有什么后悔的事情吗？