bewail [
bi'weil]
vt. 悲悼, 哀泣, 哀叹
vi. 悲悼, 哀泣, 哀叹
- He was bewailing his failure in the examination.
他为考试不及格而悲伤。 - Bewail the dead.
为死者痛哭 - Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep and then eat them.
乌鸦吃死羊,先要哭一场;猫哭老鼠假慈悲。
bewail
Bewail \Be*wail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewailed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Bewailing}.]
To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail
over.
Hath widowed and unchilded many a one,
Which to this hour bewail the injury. --Shak.
Syn: To bemoan; grieve. -- See {Deplore}.
Bewail \Be*wail"\, v. i.
To express grief; to lament. --Shak.
- H. Thomas Johnson and Robert S. Kaplan bewail the current state of our economy.