| 单词 | disappoint |
| 释义 | disappoint verbdisappoint ♦︎ let sb down ♦︎ fail ♦︎ leave sb in the lurchthese words all mean to not help or support sb or to not do sth as sb hoped or expected.这些词均表示使人失望。synonym scale 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达令人失望的程度disappoint ○ let sb down ○ fail ○ leave sb in the lurchpatterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to disappoint / let down / fail your fans / children / family / colleagues / friends◆to be sorry to disappoint sb / let sb down / leave sb in the lurch◆sb won't disappoint sb / let sb down / fail sb / leave sb in the lurch■ disappoint [transitive, intransitive] 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使失望；扫兴◆her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans.她取消这场音乐会的决定肯定会使她的歌迷失望。◆i hate to disappoint you, but i'm just not interested.我不想让你扫兴，可我确实不感兴趣。◆the movie had disappointed her (= it wasn't as good as she had expected).那部影片让她失望。◆his latest novel does not disappoint.他最近出版的这部小说没有让人失望。■ let sb down phrasal verb(letting, let, let) (disapproving) to not help or support sb as they had hoped or expected不帮助，不支持（某人）；使失望◆i'm afraid she let us down badly.很遗憾，她令我们大失所望。◆this machine won't let you down.这台机器很可靠，不会令你失望的。◆he trudged home feeling lonely and let down.他步履艰难地走回家，感到孤独失望。■ fail [transitive] (rather formal) to not help or support sb as they had hoped, or had a right to expect使失望；有负于；无能为力◆when he lost his job, he felt he had failed his family.丢了工作后，他感到有负于自己的家庭。◆she tried to be brave, but her courage failed her.她想勇敢，但却鼓不起勇气。◆ (figurative) words fail me (= i cannot express how i feel).我无以言表。ⓘ people can fail other people, especially those who depend on them, such as their family, children, friends or colleagues; or your courage, nerve or heart (= meaning 'courage') can fail you. * fail 可指有负于别人，尤其是那些依赖自己的人，如家人、子女、朋友或同事； fail 也可以 courage、nerve、heart 等词作主语，指缺乏胆量、勇气或信心。■ leave sb in the lurch -->idiom(left, left) (informal, disapproving) to fail to help sb when they are relying on you to do so（在别人需要帮助时）弃之不顾◆i'm sorry to leave you in the lurch but i can't do the presentation with you this afternoon.我很抱歉丢下你不管，可今天下午我不能和你一起做简报会。◆she felt she had been left in the lurch by all her colleagues.她觉得自己被所有同事丢下不管了。ⓘ to leave sb in the lurch is like letting sb down very badly: it does not just disappoint sb, but puts them in a very difficult position. * leave sb in the lurch 的含义接近于 let sb down，但程度更甚，不仅令人失望，而且使人处境艰难。disappoint [transitive, intransitive] 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使失望；扫兴◆her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans.她取消这场音乐会的决定肯定会使她的歌迷失望。◆i hate to disappoint you, but i'm just not interested.我不想让你扫兴，可我确实不感兴趣。◆the movie had disappointed her (= it wasn't as good as she had expected).那部影片让她失望。◆his latest novel does not disappoint.他最近出版的这部小说没有让人失望。disappoint [transitive] to prevent sth that sb hopes for from becoming a reality使破灭；使落空◆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。 ➡ see also disappointment → disappointment disappoint/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt ||; ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/verb [t] to make sb sad because what he/she had hoped for has not happened or is less good, interesting, etc then he/she had hoped 使失望: ◇i'm sorry to disappoint you but i'm afraid you haven't won the prize. 我很抱歉让你失望，但你恐怕没有得奖。 disappointsee ⇨ disappointed 3 dis·ap·point /ˏdɪsə`pɔɪnt; ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/v [t]to make someone unhappy because something good that they hoped for or expected did not happen 使失望:◇i'm sorry to disappoint you, but we won't be going on holiday this year. 我很抱歉让你失望了，不过我们今年不打算去度假。 |
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