disappoint

英 [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt]

美 [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt]

v.  使失望; 使破灭; 使落空

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

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.9539 / COCA.8204

牛津词典

verb

• 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
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. The movie had disappointed her (= it wasn't as good as she had expected) .
     这部电影使她失望。
  4. His latest novel does not disappoint.
     他最近发表的这部小说没有使人失望。
• 使破灭；使落空
  to prevent sth that sb hopes for from becoming a reality
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使失望
  If things or peopledisappointyou, they are not as good as you had hoped, or do not do what you hoped they would do.
  1. She knew that she would disappoint him.
     她知道她会令他失望的。
  2. A spokesman for UNHCR said he was surprised and disappointed by the decision.
     联合国难民署的一位发言人说他对这一决定既震惊又失望。

英英释义

verb

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

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