bemoan
Word family nounbemoanerbemoaningverbbemoan
be·moan /bɪˈməʊn $ -ˈmoʊn/ verb [transitiveT] formalCOMPLAINto complain or say that you are disappointed about something 抱怨;叹息;惋惜He was bemoaning the fact that lawyers charge so much. 他抱怨律师收费太高。
bemoan the lack/absence/loss of somethingan article bemoaning the lack of sports facilities in the area 对本地区运动设施的缺乏表示不满的一篇文章
bemoan the lack/absence/loss of something• So it seems our old Antiquary bemoaned the lack of a bridge.• He put the kettle on, bemoaning the lack of business.• I get letters from single women bemoaning the absence of men; and from single men bemoaning the absence of women.• White suburbanites bemoan the loss of their cities to crime, drugs and-by extension-black neighbourhoods.