词典释义：
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They have failed lamentably.
他们的失败让人惋惜。
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There are still lamentably few women surgeons.
女外科医生依然少得可怜。
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They were failing lamentably to help their sons grow from boyhood to manhood.
令人惋惜的是，他们没能帮助儿子们从少年长大成人。
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We deplore this lamentably ill-advised decision.
我们强烈反对这个拙劣的、欠考虑的决定。
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Lamentably, rich creditor countries, such as Germany, are doing much less.
可悲的是，那些富裕的债权国，比如德国，却做得很少。
词根 lament
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lamentable adj. 可悲的；可怜的；哀伤的
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lamented adj. 令人遗憾的；被哀悼的 v. 哀悼（lament的过去式和过去分词形式）
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lamenting adj. 悲伤的；悲哀的 v. 悲痛；哀悼；惋惜（lament的ing形式）
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lament n. 挽歌；恸哭；悲痛之情 vi. 哀悼；悲叹；悔恨 vt. 哀悼；痛惜
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lamentation n. 悲叹，哀悼；恸哭