disappoint
英 /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ 美 /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/
- v. 使失望To make someone unhappy by failing to meet their expectations.
I knew cancelling our picnic would disappoint the children.
我知道取消野餐会让孩子们失望。
Public transport improvements may disappoint commuters if services remain unreliable despite substantial investment in new vehicles.
尽管大量资金投入了新车辆，若服务仍不可靠，公共交通的改善可能会让通勤者失望。
搭配
disappoint customers 让顾客失望disappoint expectations 辜负期望never disappoint 从不让人失望
辨析提示
人感到失望用disappointed；事物令人失望用disappointing。
词族
disappointment (n.)、disappointed (adj.)、disappointing (adj.)
近义 let down
相关词
- disappointment 失望；沮丧
- disappointed 失望的；沮丧的
- annoyed 恼怒的；不耐烦的
- scare 惊吓；使害怕
- calm 镇静的；平静的
- sweetheart 爱人；宝贝
- romantic 浪漫的；爱情的
- pity 同情；怜悯
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