rue /ruː/ TEM8 ( ruing, rued, rues )

• 1. 

  V-T If you rue something that you have done, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results. 后悔 [文学性]

  例：

  Tavare was probably ruing his decision.

  塔瓦雷可能正对为他的决定感到后悔。

• 2. 

  N sorrow, pity, or regret 后悔; 悲伤 [archaic]

• 3. 

  N any rutaceous plant of the genus Ruta, esp R. graveolens, an aromatic Eurasian shrub with small yellow flowers and evergreen leaves which yield an acrid volatile oil, formerly used medicinally as a narcotic and stimulant 芸香 (Archaic name herb of grace) → compare goat's-rue, meadow rue, wall rue

• 4. 

  PHRASE If you rue the day that you did something, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results. 后悔 [文学性]

  例：

  You'll live to rue the day you said that to me, my girl.

  我的女孩，总有一天你会后悔你曾对我说过这样的话。