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词汇 example_english_greatest-regret
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greatest regret

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meanings of greatand regret


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great
adjective
uk /ɡreɪt/ us /ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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regret
noun[C or U]
uk /rɪˈɡret/ us /rɪˈɡret/
a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different ...
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Examples of greatest regret


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The least-well-off time slice, then, will be the one experiencing the greatestregret.
This is a matter upon which we feel the very greatestregret.
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I listened to it with the greatestregret.
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I spoke of it with the greatestregret.
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But the greatest sympathy and the greatestregret must be felt for the children of this country and their parents.
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We do it with the greatestregret, but we cannot see that any other arrangement is possible.
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I must with the greatestregret— and it will be widely regretted throughout the adult education world— withdraw the amendment.
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To see this happening causes the greatestregret and concern on all sides.
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It was with the greatestregret that we found it necessary to cancel that permission.
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I do it with the greatestregret-with the greatest pain.
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It was a matter of the greatestregret that the company was not prepared to accept the generous offer that we put before it.
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With the greatestregret, the trawler fleet is really non-existent now.
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I speak on this topic with the very greatestregret and with no positive confidence.
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I only mention it tonight with the greatestregret.
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I feel the greatestregret both for the power cuts and for the constant use of additional electrical equipment in households.
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My greatestregret was that we were never able to come to an agreement about that key policy issue.
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My greatestregret is that this matter is not being given the urgent attention which its merits.
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It is a matter of the greatestregret that no rational argument has been put forward.
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It is a matter for the greatestregret when anyone suffers punishment as a result of a miscarriage of justice.
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I accept the position as it stands at the moment with the greatestregret.
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