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rue 音標拼音: [r'u] n. 懊悔,蕓香,后悔
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vi. 后悔,悲傷,懊悔 懊悔,芸香,後悔後悔,悲傷,懊悔 rue n 1: European strong- scented perennial herb with grey- green bitter- tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy [ synonym: { rue}, { herb of grace}, { Ruta graveolens}] 2: leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy 3: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; " he drank to drown his sorrows"; " he wrote a note expressing his regret"; " to his rue, the error cost him the game" [ synonym: { sorrow}, { regret}, { rue}, { ruefulness}] 4: ( French) a street or road in France v 1: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [ synonym: { repent}, { regret}, { rue}] Rue \ Rue\ ( r[ udd]), n. [ F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. " ryth`; cf. AS. r[= u] de.] 1. ( Bot.) A perennial suffrutescent plant ({ Ruta graveolens}), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. [ 1913 Webster] Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] They [ the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as we suppose, came to be called herb of grace. -- Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. [ 1913 Webster] { Goat' s rue}. See under { Goat}. { Rue anemone}, a pretty springtime flower ({ Thalictrum anemonides}) common in the United States. { Wall rue}, a little fern ({ Asplenium Ruta- muraria}) common on walls in Europe. [ 1913 Webster]
Rue \ Rue\, v. i. 1. To have compassion. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] God so wisly [ i. e., truly] on my soul rue. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] Which stirred men' s hearts to rue upon them. -- Ridley. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To feel sorrow and regret; to repent. [ 1913 Webster] Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] Old year, we' ll dearly rue for you. -- Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster]
Rue \ Rue\, n. [ AS. hre[' o] w. See { Rue}, v. t.] Sorrow; repetance. [ Obs.] -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Rue \ Rue\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Rued} ( r[ udd] d); p. pr. & vb. n. { Ruing}.] [ OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hre[' o] wan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reuen, Icel. hryggr grieved, hryg[ eth] sorrow. [ root] 18. Cf. { Ruth}.] 1. To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] I wept to see, and rued it from my heart. -- Chapmen. [ 1913 Webster] Thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To cause to grieve; to afflict. [ Obs.] " God wot, it rueth me." -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from. [ Prov. Eng.] [ 1913 Webster] 28 Moby Thesaurus words for " rue": affliction, anguish, be sorry for, bemoan, bewail, care, commiseration, compassion, compunction, contriteness, contrition, deplore, dole, grief, heartache, heartbreak, penance, penitently, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, repent, repentance, repine, rue the day, ruth, sympathy, woe
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