disappointment

英 [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt]

美 [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt]

n.  失望; 沮丧; 扫兴; 使人失望的人(或事物); 令人扫兴的人(或事物)

复数：disappointments　

高考TOEFLTEM8

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.3927 / COCA.4566

牛津词典

noun

• 失望；沮丧；扫兴
  sadness because sth has not happened or been as good, successful, etc. as you expected or hoped
  1. Book early for the show to avoid disappointment.
     欲看演出，从速订票，以免失望。
  2. To our great disappointment , it rained every day of the trip.
     这次旅行天天下雨，让我们大失所望。
  3. He found it difficult to hide his disappointment when she didn't arrive.
     她没有来，他感到很难掩饰自己内心的沮丧。
• 使人失望的人（或事物）；令人扫兴的人（或事物）
  a person or thing that is disappointing
  1. a bitter/major disappointment
     令人极度失望 / 大失所望的事
  2. That new restaurant was a big disappointment.
     那家新餐馆使人大失所望。
  3. I always felt I was a disappointment to my father.
     我总觉得我使父亲失望了。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 失望;沮丧;扫兴
  Disappointmentis the state of feeling disappointed.
  1. Despite winning the title, their last campaign ended in great disappointment...
     尽管赢得了冠军，但他们最后一役却令人大失所望。
  2. Book early to avoid disappointment.
     趁早预订以免落空。
• N-COUNT 令人失望的人（或事物）
  Something or someone that is adisappointmentis not as good as you had hoped.
  1. For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment.
     对许多人来说，他们期盼已久的还乡之行却令他们大失所望。
  2. ...this ne'er-do-well brother who was such a disappointment to his family.
     这个令他家人如此失望的没出息的兄弟

Be careful with the spelling of this word.
注意该词的拼写。

英英释义

noun

• an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
  Synonym:dashing hopes
• a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
  1. his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment
  Synonym:letdown

双语例句

• This is the first time she has experienced disappointment
  这是她第一次感受到失望。
• He concealed his disappointment from his friends.
  他对朋友隐瞒了他的失意。
• You and I have often felt that experience, that disappointment.
  你和我也常有这种经历、这种失望。
• He is young enough to bounce back from this disappointment.
  他还年轻，会很快从失望沮丧中恢复过来的。
• My disappointment must have shown.
  我的沮丧心情一定表现出来了。
• Grief and disappointment are hastening his death.
  悲哀和失望加速他的死亡。
• We expressed in the clearest possible way our disappointment, hurt and anger
  我们清楚明白地表达了我们的失望、伤心和愤怒。
• To my disappointment, he did not come.
  使我失望的是他没有来。
• I sincerely regret the disappointment I am causing to you.
  对我给你带来的失望，我真的很抱歉。
• If there was any disappointment it was probably temporary
  即便有点儿失望，也肯定是暂时的。