I regretted saying it almost at once.为什么用saying

Question

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Answer 1

regret doing something. 意思是后悔已经做了某事。
这句话的意思是说，我几乎是说完后立刻后悔说了这些话。
与之对应的短语是regret to do sth.意思是很遗憾地／抱歉地做...（事情还没有做）
比如说I regret to tell you that...我很遗憾地通知你。。。（还未通知，将要通知）

Answer 2

idiom "regret doing something"

The Difference in Meaning Between “Regret to Do Something” and “Regret Doing Something”

1) I regret to tell, I regret to say are used to inform someone of some bad news in a polite way

2) On the other hand, regret doing something means you wish you had not done something.