rue

in Vietnamese Hối tiếc, nuối tiếc

BrE /ruː/ AmE /ruː/

verb en → vi

past rued pp rued ing rueing

1 REGRET [transitive] B2

Hối tiếc, nuối tiếc

to feel sorry about something that you have done or not done, especially when it is too late to change the situation

  • rue a decision/mistake

Collocations rue one's actions · rue the day

  • She will rue the day she made that decision.

    Cô ấy sẽ nuối tiếc ngày cô đưa ra quyết định đó.

2 SADLY [intransitive] C1

Nói với vẻ tiếc nuối

to say something in a sad or regretful way, often because you are disappointed about something that has happened

  • rue the fact/that

Collocations rue the loss · rue the end of something

  • He rued the fact that they had to part ways.

    Anh ấy nói với vẻ tiếc nuối về việc họ phải chia tay.