1. 这是个什么词？
词：bemoan
英英释义：to complain about or express sadness
例句：Many bemoan the overcrowdedness during the National Day holiday.
2. 为什么选这个词？
“bemoan”是动词，意思是“抱怨、悲叹、惋惜”。这个词比较正式，可以替换 complain about 和我们之前学过的 lament。需要注意：bemoan 后面不需要接介词，直接接宾语即可。下面我们来通过一些具体例子掌握它的用法。
国庆长假很多人抱怨出游的人太多，就可以说：
Many bemoan the overcrowdedness during the National Day holiday.
很多中国访客会抱怨国外城市的移动支付不方便，可以说：
Many Chinese travelers bemoan the inconvenient mobile payment in some foreign cities.
很多环保主义者都在惋惜气候变暖，尤其是一些海岛国家的情况，可以说：
Many environmentalists bemoan climate change, particularly in some island countries.
下面来看《经济学人》中的几个例子：
1）The headman of the first flood-prone Fijian community resettled by the government bemoans the burial grounds abandoned to the sea.
2）Brazil’s foreign ministry bemoaned a decision by the international organisation that rules on internet addresses to award the amazon domain name to Amazon. The mighty retailer first requested the use of the domain in 2012, but had to battle stiff opposition from a coalition of eight governments in the Amazon region that wanted the internet name for themselves.
3）The Americans worry about Russia’s plans for new weapons, such as the Avangard hypersonic boost-glide system; the Russians have concerns over the way the Americans got within start’s limits, converting nuclear delivery systems into conventional ones rather than destroying them. President Vladimir Putin bemoans the absence of practical moves from the Americans, despite Mr Trump’s earlier expressions of interest. Talks need to start now, Mr Putin told the Financial Times last month, to settle matters in time.
3. 怎样学会使用这个词？
翻译下面的句子：
高校及其他研究机构抱怨经费不足。
（参考翻译：Universities and other research institutions bemoan their lack of funds.)
造句：
While students always bemoan too much homework that teachers give them, teachers lament that students don't apply themselves.
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