adv.
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ADJ-GRADED
表示歉意的；认错的；愧疚的 If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.
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The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate...
医院的工作人员深表歉意，但这真的于事无补。
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They were almost apologetic about the improvements they'd made...
对于他们所做的改进，他们简直感到愧疚。
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'I don't follow football,' she said with an apologetic smile.
“我不懂足球，”她歉然一笑道。
apologetically
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'It's of no great literary merit,' he said, almost apologetically.
“它没多大的文学价值，”他近乎愧疚地说道。
- Adverb
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1. in an apologetic manner;
- "he spoke apologetically about his past"
- 1. "I'll never be late again," he said apologetically.
- 他带着歉意说：“我决不再迟到了。”
来自《简明英汉词典》
