rue

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves;
an irritant similar to poison ivy
• Syn:
herb of grace, Ruta graveolens
• Hypernyms:
herb, herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms:
Ruta, genus Ruta
2. leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
• Hypernyms:
herb
• Part Holonyms:
herb of grace, Ruta graveolens
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
• Syn:
sorrow, regret, ruefulness
• Derivationally related forms:
rueful (for: ruefulness), regret (for: regret), sorrow (for: sorrow)
• Hypernyms:
sadness, unhappiness
• Hyponyms:
attrition, contrition, contriteness, compunction, remorse, self-reproach
4. (French) a street or road in France
• Regions:
France, French Republic
• Hypernyms:
street

II - verb

feel remorse for;
feel sorry for;
be contrite about
• Syn:
repent, regret
• Derivationally related forms:
regret (for: regret), repentant (for: repent), repentance (for: repent)
• Hypernyms:
feel, experience
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE (for: regret)
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing (for: regret)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sorrow, regret, ruefulness, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens, repent