rue 音標拼音: [r'u]
n . 懊悔,蕓香,后悔
vt .
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 .
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Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve ,
for he had much to see . --
Milton .
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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 .
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2 .
Fig .:
Bitterness ;
disappointment ;
grief ;
regret .
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{
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 .
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Rue \
Rue \,
v .
i .
1 .
To have compassion . [
Obs .]
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God so wisly [
i .
e .,
truly ]
on my soul rue .
--
Chaucer .
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Which stirred men '
s hearts to rue upon them .
--
Ridley .
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2 .
To feel sorrow and regret ;
to repent .
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Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue . --
Chaucer .
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Old year ,
we '
ll dearly rue for you . --
Tennyson .
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Rue \
Rue \,
n . [
AS .
hre ['
o ]
w .
See {
Rue },
v .
t .]
Sorrow ;
repetance . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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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 .
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I wept to see ,
and rued it from my heart . --
Chapmen .
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Thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues . --
Milton .
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2 .
To cause to grieve ;
to afflict . [
Obs .] "
God wot ,
it rueth me ." --
Chaucer .
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3 .
To repent of ,
and withdraw from ,
as a bargain ;
to get released from . [
Prov .
Eng .]
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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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