悔不当初：regret有几种意思

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        So do you want to take a leap of faith or become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone?
        ——Inception
        那么，你是想放手一搏，还是要等到年华老去，心中充满遗憾，孤独地迈向黄泉路？
        ——《盗梦空间》
        一、关于regret，你应该知道的用法有
        n.
        遗憾，后悔，悔恨，抱歉，歉意 a feeling of sadness or disappointment that you have because of sth that has happened or sth that you have done or not done
        I hear with regret that your father is ill.
        听说你的父亲病了我感到遗憾。
         
        v.
        1.为…感到遗憾，后悔，惋惜，懊悔，抱歉 [T] to feel sorry about sth you have done or about sth that you have not been able to do
        Have a care what you say or you may regret it.
        当心你说的话，否则你可能会后悔的。
         
        2.有礼貌的或正式的表示抱歉、痛惜和悲伤 [T] used to say in a polite or formal way that you are sorry or sad about a situation
        I regret being unable to say that I cannot come.
        我不能来，甚为抱歉。
         
        二、最后，做个小测试巩固一下吧
        I deeply _______ what I said.
        我非常后悔说了那些话。