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

• And I want you to repent every sin.
  我要你忏悔你每件罪孽。
• I've given her every chance, I have exhorted her to repent, she is an evil woman.
  我已经给了她一切的机会。我告诫她痛改前非，她真是个邪恶的女人。
• I repent of my sin.
  我为自己的罪而忏悔。
• I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes.
  我厌恶自己，在尘土和炉灰中懊悔。
• 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。
• Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
  天国近了，你们应当悔改。
• I seek Allah's forgiveness, and I repent to Him.
  我祈求安拉的饶恕，我向祂忏悔！
• 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。
• I deeply repent of having deceived my husband.
  我深悔欺骗了我的丈夫。
• Did he repent of anything in his life?
  他一生中有什么后悔的事情吗？