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repent

US [rɪˈpent]
UK [rɪ'pent]
  • v.后悔；忏悔；悔过
  • adj.【植】匍匐生根的；【动】爬行的
  • Web悔改；悔悟；懊悔
Simple Present：repents  Present Participle：repenting  Past Tense：repented  

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repent
v.
1.
后悔；悔过；忏悔to feel and show that you are sorry for sth bad or wrong that you have done
God welcomes the sinner who repents.
上帝欢迎悔过的罪人。
She had repented of what she had done.
她对自己所做的事深感懊悔。
He came to repent his hasty decision(= wished he had not taken it) .
他开始后悔自己的草率决定。

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AllAll,后悔后悔,忏悔忏悔,悔过悔过,匍匐生根的匍匐生根的,爬行的爬行的,悔改悔改,悔悟悔悟,懊悔懊悔
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1.
Jupiter, after warning him that he would repent his request, caused him to be sold to a tile-maker.
木星正告后，他会懊悔他地恳求，使他被出卖给啦砖瓦制造。
mù xīng zhèng gào hòu , tā huì ào huǐ tā de kěn qiú , shǐ tā bèi chū mài gěi la zhuān wǎ zhì zào 。
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2.
Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
耶稣在诸城中行了许多异能，那些城的人终不悔改，就在那时候责备他们说
yē sū zài zhū chéng zhōng xíng le xǔ duō yì néng , nà xiē chéng de rén zhōng bù huǐ gǎi , jiù zài nà shí hòu zé bèi tā men shuō
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3.
If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
他们若行我眼中看为恶的事，不听从我的话，我就必后悔，不将我所说的福气赐给他们。
tā men ruò xíng wǒ yǎn zhōng kàn wèi è de shì , bù tīng cóng wǒ de huà , wǒ jiù bì hòu huǐ , bù jiāng wǒ suǒ shuō de fú qi cì gěi tā men 。
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4.
He would not say one word, except that indeed he thought it had been more, but that if it had been less he did not repent his bargain .
他是无话可说的，只好说他起先以为我有更多的财产，但是既然没有那么多，他也不追悔这个婚约。
tā shì wú huà kě shuō de , zhǐ hǎo shuō tā qǐ xiān yǐ wéi wǒ yǒu gèng duō de cái chǎn , dàn shì jì rán méi yǒu nà me duō , tā yě bù zhuī huǐ zhè ge hūn yuē 。
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5.
He made up his mind to kill his uncle and let his mother repent for her sins.
他决心杀死他的伯父并且让他的母亲为她的罪孽忏悔。
tā jué xīn shā sǐ tā de bó fù bìng qiě ràng tā de mǔ qīn wèi tā de zuì niè chàn huǐ 。
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6.
But the poor dame had reason to repent of her kindness: she and her husband both took the fever, and died within a few days of each other.
但是这可怜的太太很有理由后悔她的善心，她和她丈夫都被传染了热病，在几天之内，两人便相继逝世了。
dàn shì zhè kě lián de tài tài hěn yǒu lǐ yóu hòu huǐ tā de shàn xīn , tā hé tā zhàng fu dōu bèi chuán rǎn le rè bìng , zài jī tiān zhī nèi , liǎng rén biàn xiāng jì shì shì le 。
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7.
Do not always repent the past, blame themselves for this is not the original, it was not that.
不要老是追悔过去，埋怨自己当初这也不该，那也不该。
bú yào lǎo shì zhuī huǐ guò qù , mán yuàn zì jǐ dāng chū zhè yě bù gāi , nà yě bù gāi 。
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8.
He stood about, restless and uneasy, for a while, glancing at the door, every now and then, hoping she would repent and come to find him.
他在附近站了一会儿，心里很乱，十分着急，不时地朝门口瞅一瞅，希望她会后悔，会出来找他。
tā zài fù jìn zhàn le yī huì er , xīn li hěn luàn , shí fēn zháo jí , bù shí de cháo mén kǒu chǒu yī chǒu , xī wàng tā huì hòu huǐ , huì chū lái zhǎo tā 。
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9.
Those who do not know to repent will harm all sentient beings simply for a moment of happiness and pleasure. They will commit all evil.
所以不懂得忏悔的人，就杀害一切众生，逞一时的欢喜、凭一时的快感，所以无恶不作。
suǒ yǐ bù dǒng de chàn huǐ de rén , jiù shā hài yí qiè zhòng shēng , chěng yì shí de huān xǐ 、 píng yì shí de kuài gǎn , suǒ yǐ wú è bú zuò 。
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10.
He thought of it all day long, and for many days successively , and he did not repent.
他整天这么想着，接连想了好多天，一点也没反悔。
tā zhěng tiān zhè me xiǎng zhe , jiē lián xiǎng le hǎo duō tiān , yì diǎn yě méi fǎn huǐ 。
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