disappoint

美 [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt]英 [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt]
  • v.使失望;使落空;使破灭

过去式: disappointed 现在分词: disappointing 过去分词: disappointed 第三人称单数: disappoints

dis- 否定 + appoint v.任命

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verb

1

使失望
to make sb feel sad because sth that they hope for or expect to happen does not happen or is not as good as they hoped

Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans.

她决定取消这场音乐会,肯定会使她的歌迷失望。

I hate to disappoint you, but I'm just not interested.

我不想使你扫兴,但我确实不感兴趣。

The movie had disappointed her (= it wasn't as good as she had expected) .

这部电影使她失望。

His latest novel does not disappoint.

他最近发表的这部小说没有使人失望。

2

使破灭;使落空
to prevent sth that sb hopes for from becoming a reality

The new government had soon disappointed the hopes of many of its supporters.

新政府不久便使许多支持者的希望破灭了。

disappoint

频次

  • 1
    VERB 使失望
    If things or people disappoint you, they are not as good as you had hoped, or do not do what you hoped they would do.

    She knew that she would disappoint him.

    她知道她会令他失望的。

verb

1
fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage
Synonym: let down

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  1. demand This sort of work demands great patience ....... Part 2 ...... disappoint I was disappointed when I heard you couldn 't come to the party .

    查问这种工作需要很大的耐心……第二部分……vt.使失望当我听说你不能来参加宴会时,感到很失望。

  2. He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him .

    谁让他失望,他总是记恨在心。

  3. I was disappointed to find that they had left already .

    我发现他们已经离开了,觉得很失望。

  4. He was disappointed to see she wasn 't at the party .

    看到她没来参加晚会,他感到很失望。

  5. I 'm disappointed in you ─ I really thought I could trust you !

    你真让我失望——我原以为可以相信你的!

  6. I was disappointed by the quality of the wine .

    这酒的质量令我失望。

  7. Don 't raise your hopes too high , or you may be disappointed .

    不要希望过高,否则你可能会失望的。

  8. The new government had soon disappointed the hopes of many of its supporters .

    新政府不久便使许多支持者的希望破灭了。

  9. The outcome of the court case was disappointing for the family involved .

    诉讼案的结果使得涉及本案的这家人非常失望。

  10. In summary , this was a disappointing performance .

    总的来说,这场演出令人失望。

  11. They were bitterly disappointed at the result of the game .

    他们对比赛结果极为失望。

  12. How can I face Tom ? He 'll be so disappointed .

    我怎样才能和汤姆谈呢?他会很失望的。

  13. He was disappointed at not getting the job , but he 'll get over it .

    他没得到这份工作非常失望,不过他会想得开的。

  14. The conclusion of the book was disappointing .

    这部书的结尾令人失望。

  15. She tried her hardest not to show how disappointed she was .

    她竭力不流露出自己有多失望。

  16. She was disappointed not to be accepted into the club .

    她没有获准加入俱乐部,感到失望。

  17. The play was built up to be a masterpiece but I found it very disappointing .

    那部戏被捧为杰作,可我却大失所望。

  18. Our defeat was expected but it is disappointing nevertheless .

    我们的失败是意料中的事,尽管如此,还是令人失望。

  19. He was disappointed with his exclusion from the England squad .

    他对自己没有入选英格兰队感到失望。

  20. She was disappointed not to be chosen .

    她没有被选中感到很沮丧。

  21. We 're disappointed by these results but we 're not downhearted .

    我们对结果感到失望,但是并未丧失信心。

  22. His latest novel does not disappoint .

    他最近发表的这部小说没有使人失望。

  23. They were understandably disappointed with the result .

    他们对结果感到失望是可以理解的。

  24. I 'm disappointed it was sold out .

    全都卖完了,我感到很失望。

  25. Midfielder Elliott has shown disappointing form recently .

    中场队员埃利奥特近来表现令人失望。

  26. The debate was a pretty disappointing affair .

    那次辩论使人颇感失望。

  27. He was feeling a shade disappointed .

    他略感失望。

  28. I hate to disappoint you , but I 'm just not interested .

    我不想使你扫兴,但我确实不感兴趣。

  29. The players were jeered by disappointed fans .

    球员受到大失所望的球迷奚落。

  30. I was very disappointed with myself .

    我对自己感到非常失望。

前缀
e-否定

disadvantage n. 缺点

dis- 否定 + advantage n.有利条件

disappear vi. 消失

dis- 否定 + appear v.进入视野

disaster n. 灾难

dis- 否定 + aster 星

discover v. (第一个)发现

dis- 否定 + cover v.盖

dishonest adj. 不诚实的

dis- 否定 + honest adj.诚实的

dislike vt. 不喜欢

dis- 否定 + like prep.像

disagreement n. 意见不一

dis- 否定 + agree v.同意 + -ment 行为或结果

disobey v. 不服从

dis- 否定 + obey v.服从

disable vt. 使残废

dis- 否定 + -able 可...的

disagree v. 不同意

dis- 否定 + agree v.同意

discharge v. 准许(某人)离开

dis- 否定 + charge 装载

discourage vt. 阻拦

dis- 否定 + courage n.勇气

disease n.

dis- 否定 + ease n.容易

disguise vt. 假扮

dis- 否定 + guise 伪装,相似

disgust n. 厌恶

dis- 否定 + gust 美味;口味

dismiss vt. 不予考虑

dis- 否定 + miss 送出,投掷

disorder n. 混乱

dis- 否定 + order 命令;顺序

dispute n. 争端

dis- 否定 + put 想 + -e

dissatisfy v. 使不满足

dis- 否定 + satisfy v.使满意

dissolve v.

dis- 否定 + solv 松开 + -e

disregard vt. 漠视

dis- 否定 + regard v.看待

disgrace n. 丢脸

dis- 否定 + grace 优雅;光彩

disrupt vt. 扰乱

dis- 否定 + rupt 打破,破裂

distort vt. 使变形

dis- 否定 + tort 卷缩