They deplore violence of any sort.
他们痛斥一切暴力。
Most people deplore cruelty to animals.
大多数人都谴责虐待动物的行为。
The principal deplored the damage done to the school garden.
校长对学校花园遭到破坏深表痛惜。
We deplore any kind of bullying.
我们强烈反对任何形式的霸凌。
Which of the following words is a synonym for “deplore”?
D — regret. “deplore” means v. strongly disapprove of
Most decent people ______ the cruel treatment of helpless prisoners.
B — deplore. “deplore” means v. strongly disapprove of
deplore — v. strongly disapprove of. In Chinese: 谴责，悲叹.
deplore is pronounced /dɪˈplɔːr/. It breaks into 2 syllables: de · plore.
“deplore” means strongly disapprove of. Examples: (1) They deplore violence of any sort. (2) Most people deplore cruelty to animals. (3) The principal deplored the damage done to the school garden. (4) We deplore any kind of bullying.
condemn, regret — all close in meaning to deplore (v. strongly disapprove of).
Yes. deplore appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers nearly 700 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
deplore(regret, condemn).