chagrin
英 [ˈʃæɡrɪn]
美 [ʃəˈɡrɪn]
n. 失望; 恼怒; 烦恼; 懊恼
vt. 使懊恼; 使懊丧; 使悔恨
现在分词:chagrining 过去式:chagrined 第三人称单数:chagrins 过去分词:chagrined
BNC.19072 / COCA.16105
牛津词典
noun
- 失望;恼怒;烦恼;懊恼
a feeling of being disappointed or annoyed
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 懊恼;窝火;失望
Chagrinis a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure.- One of the first things we did when we moved in, to the chagrin of the architect, was to replace the leaded windows.
让建筑师大为懊恼的是,我们搬进去最先做的事情之一就是换掉了花饰铅条窗。
- One of the first things we did when we moved in, to the chagrin of the architect, was to replace the leaded windows.
英英释义
noun
- strong feelings of embarrassment
verb
- cause to feel shame
- He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
双语例句
- To her chagrin, however, she was rejected twice.
可两次申请都没有被录取,令她郁闷。 - He noted with chagrin how little hair clung to his head.
他苦恼地发现原来他头上的毛发是那麽的稀疏。 - The deals were also leaked, to the professed chagrin of advisors on both sides.
双方顾问均公开表示恼火的是,两笔交易都曾走漏了风声。 - Played the woman and shook his hand in disapproval with chagrin on her face.
撒娇的摇著他的手,一脸的委屈状! - To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit. It galled him to ask permission.
使懊恼,使受屈辱,使窘迫。请求别人允许使他感到屈辱。 - One of the first things we did when we moved in, to the chagrin of the architect, was to replace the leaded windows.
让建筑师大为懊恼的是,我们搬进去最先做的事情之一就是换掉了花饰铅条窗。 - To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit.
使懊恼,使受屈辱,使窘迫。 - The job, which involved the transcription of oral history tapes, had about it a quality of penance that suited me, though after a time I discovered to my chagrin that I was having fun.
这份工作是把口述历史录音带用文字记录下来,而这倒是有一种对我很相宜的苦修味道,尽管过了一阵子,我不无懊恼地发现,我正乐在其中。 - I am at a loss to find words with which to express my chagrin and grief.
我实在寻不出适当的字句来表白心中的悔恨与悲痛。 - Much to the chagrin of the pundit class, sometimes there are no satisfying answers.
令专家们懊恼的是,有些时候就是没有令人满意的答案。