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

• 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。
• And I want you to repent every sin.
  我要你忏悔你每件罪孽。
• 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。
• Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
  天国近了，你们应当悔改。
• If I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behaviour.
  如果我后悔什么事情，那很可能是我的良好品行。
• I know, all water, the most repent of.
  我知道了，一切如水，最后悔的事。
• Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.
  悔罪者可得到赦免。
• Shall I repent of it?
  我以后将后悔做这事么？
• 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！