每日一词 175 lament

lament： to express annoyance or disappointment about something you think is unsatisfactory or unfair

进阶篇：lament 可以名词也可以是动词。作为动词的意思有“为...感到悲痛”、“抱怨”。今天我们学习它作为抱怨的意思。

很多中国访客会抱怨国外城市的公共交通不方便。

Many Chinese visitors lament that public transportation is inconvenient in many foreign cities. 

很多中国家长都在抱怨不断上涨的养孩子成本。

Many parents lament about the growing/ increasing costs of raising children. 

一些公共知识分子会抱怨民众在很多重要问题上缺乏 兴趣。

Some public intellectuals lament the lack/ absence of public interest in some crucial issues. 

《经济学人》用例：

In the fact of continued unequal treatment for foreign firms, the impatience of American Business is at "boiling point," he laments. 

"Our parties aren't representing us", laments one of its volunteers. "They're representing themselves."

Initially his book risks becoming a didactic screed about the dangers of modern technology, as the author laments the way cars, trains, buses and gawking at a smartphone speed life up, leaving litte to be savored. 

应用篇：

1） 翻译：共享单车的用户总在不断抱怨自行车有各种各样的问题。

Bike-sharing users always lament about the various problems the bikes have.

2) 造句：他抱怨年纪增长带来的视力下降。

He laments the worsening eyesight brought by age.