disappoint

disappointdisappointD.J.:[ˌdisəˈpɔint]K.K.:[ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt]vt.1.■使(人)失望I promised to buy my son a new bicycle but I had to disappoint him.我答应给儿子买辆新自行车, 可我不得不让他失望了。

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disappoint[,disə'pɔint]vt.1.■不能满足…的希望，辜负…的期望，未能实现…的期望(或愿望)，使失望：I'm sorry to disappoint your expectation.很遗憾，我辜负了你的期望。The last job rejection disappointed me badly.最后求职遭拒绝令我很失望。2.■使(计划、打算等)落空，使(希望、计划等)破灭；挫败(计划等)，使(计划等)受挫，破坏，阻挠，妨碍：A defeat in the election disappointed our original plans.选举失败使我们的原计划落空。to disappoint hopes使计划受挫3.■失信于：You said you would come to our party;do not disappoint us.你说过愿来参加我们的晚会，请不要让我们失望。vi.1.■令人失望：As a famous author,his new book disappoints.作为一名著名作家，他的新书令人失望。

disappointdisappoint[ˌdisəˈpɔint]vt.1.■使失望2.■使(计划等)落空, 打乱(计划), 使受挫折3.■对...失信be disappointed in a person [thing]对某人[某事]失望be disappointed of one's purpose目的 落了空I'm sorry to disappoint your hope.对不起, 我使你失望了。

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继承用法disappointed[ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd]adj.disappointedlyadv.