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 and ask God's forgiveness.
  你要忏悔，请求上帝宽恕。
• I repent of my sin.
  我为自己的罪而忏悔。
• Did he repent of anything in his life?
  他一生中有什么后悔的事情吗？
• Repent and you shall be saved!
  你将因为悔改而得到拯救！
• 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 seek Allah's forgiveness, and I repent to Him.
  我祈求安拉的饶恕，我向祂忏悔！
• 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。
• -that will leave thee powerless even to repent!
  它已经折磨得你甚至无力去悔改了！
• 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。