Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question...是什么意思？

Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question...

埃利斯好像后悔问了这个问题。

ELLIS

abbr. Ellis Air Lines 埃利斯空中航线；

例句
The museum will serve as a memorial to the millions who passed through Ellis Island...
这个博物馆将用来纪念经过埃利斯岛的数百万移民。

seemed

v. 好像，仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
Steve seemed to acquiesce in the decision...
史蒂夫好像默认了这个决定。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

be

v. 是，有，存在，做，成为，发生；aux. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质；

例句
The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal...
那个年纪稍大的孩子应当会做一顿简单的饭菜。

regretting

vt. 后悔，悔恨（regret的现在分词形式）；

例句
Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question...
埃利斯好像后悔问了这个问题。

that

det. 那个，那；pron. 那个，那；conj. 多么，如此…以至，用于某些动词、形容词和名词后，引出各种从句；adv. 不那么，那样；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

asked

v. 问( ask的过去式和过去分词 )，询问，要求，请求；

例句
The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account...
被告要求考虑到类似的21起违法行为的情况。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

question

n. 问题，疑问，怀疑，议题；vt. 问（某人）问题，对（某事物）表示[感到]怀疑；

例句
...certain assumptions which are accepted without question as absolute truths.
某些未经质疑就被作为绝对真理而全盘接受的假设