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dis·ap·point·ment
dIs poInt mnt
复数:disappointments
词根:disappoint
adj.disappointed 失望的,沮丧的;受挫折的
disappointing 令人失望的;令人扫兴的
adv.disappointedly 失望地
disappointingly 令人失望地
v.disappointing 令人失望(disappoint的ing形式);辜负…的期望
vt.disappoint 使失望
Noun
1. a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized;
"his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"
2. an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
这组词都有“绝望、沮丧”的意思,其区别是:
disappointment多指愿望或期望的落空。
despair普通用词,指因灾难等因素而丧失希望和信心,陷入沮丧,绝望的境地。
desperation语气强烈,指因绝望而使人采取无所顾忌的疯狂行动。
depression侧重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而产生的低落情绪。
以上来源于网络
1610年代,“希望或期望的失败或挫败”,源自法语 désappointement,或者是本土形成的,由 disappoint 和 -ment 组成。意思是“失望的感觉”来源于1756年。意思是“令人失望的事物”来源于1756年。
The first known use of disappointment was in 1577
disarrangeverb
to disturb the arrangement or order of
the wind disarranged my hair
disarmverb
to take weapons from
disarm a prisoner
to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of a country
to make harmless, peaceable, or friendly : remove dislike or suspicion
a disarming smile
disarmverb
to take weapons from
disarm a prisoner
to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of a country
to make harmless, peaceable, or friendly : remove dislike or suspicion
a disarming smile
disarmverb
to take weapons from
disarm a prisoner
to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of a country
to make harmless, peaceable, or friendly : remove dislike or suspicion
a disarming smile
disapproveverb
to dislike or be against someone or something disapproves of smoking
disapproved the child's conduct
to refuse to give approval to : reject
disapproved the architect's plans
disapproveverb
to dislike or be against someone or something disapproves of smoking
disapproved the child's conduct
to refuse to give approval to : reject
disapproved the architect's plans
disapproveverb
to dislike or be against someone or something disapproves of smoking
disapproved the child's conduct
to refuse to give approval to : reject
disapproved the architect's plans
disapprovalnoun
the act of disapproving : the state of being disapproved
frowned in disapproval
unfavorable opinion or judgment : criticism
the plan met with disapproval
disapprobationnoun
disapproval
disappointmentnoun
the act or an instance of disappointing : the state or emotion of being disappointed
one that disappoints
the play was a disappointment
1 Was it then that Tom started to look at me differently, his disappointment mirroring my own?
2 It was a disappointment, but nevertheless he felt that they were right.
3 It was an enormous disappointment.
这是件令人极为失望的事。
4 She had not pleaded or complained, and she had truly tried to hide her disappointment “1 will wear yours,” he had said immediately.
5 Filch’s expression of outraged disappointment was perfectly predictable; but why, Harry wondered, watching him, did Malfoy look almost equally unhappy?
6 It is almost impossible to say anything that can console you at this difficult hour and remove the deep clouds of disappointment which are floating in your mental skies.
7 “Hi,” I said, trying to hide my disappointment, though I was still curious as to why she wanted me.
8 May just looked at Phillip with disappointment, then sighed heavily and turned to Jack, throwing him a truly evil look.
9 A brief look of disappointment flickers across his face.
10 She is tired, and I am a disappointment to her, I don’t want any plaid.
11 Any disappointment I might have felt at not having a baby brother dissipated like powder in a running stream.
12 “You haven’t been making use of your sword as you should have, Jack,” the knight said with a touch of disappointment.
13 I worried that, as much as she tried, she would now always have this feeling of disappointment every time she looked at me.
14 Dimple’s temper flashed, the heat tempered only slightly by the dampness of disappointment.
15 I can feel the disappointment seeping into me, and relief breathing out of me.
16 Somewhere in my heart, under all the anger and disappointment, I’d wished for Momma to want me back.
17 I open it and have to hide my disappointment.
18 To my great disappointment, Rose failed again.
罗丝又没干成,可真令我失望.
19 Because my name is Potter but not Lucas, I have been a disappointment to every one of my teachers during my previous six years—kindergarten counts.
20 I lay there silent beside my brother, my best friend and his girlfriend wading in the water before me, and I knew that we were all just in the prelude to disappointment after disappointment.
1 挫折
defeat breakdown frustration abortion wreck setback rebuff discomfiture contretemps backset lower shake bow damp dampen amate hard knocks reverse bummer brush-off cross dash disappoint baffle blight balk shear off check knock discourage crossing checkmate disconcert flivver break slump shipwreck crush nip
2 失望
sick disappointed disillusioned chapfallen disappointedly sell suck frustration letdown washout fail frustrate disappoint belie despondent regret gloom chagrin despondency let-down swizz body-blow one's jaw drops have a thin time Blow upset disillusion disillusionment comedown a kick in the teeth disenchanted disenchantment sorry crestfallen despair jolt bummer anticlimax discomfiture desert spite mock balk disgruntle disconsolate despond choke deceive baulk unsatisfied regretful regretfully sickness dismay one in the eye for one in the eye let down frustrated disgruntled dismayed short-changed bitterly sink crush on a downer be cast down evil suck-in dud dash dissatisfy disoblige desperately slough bringdown burn discomfort delude heave up a smack in the eye
4 令人失望的人
5 沮丧
blue depressed melancholy gloomy depressive dejected despondent broody downcast heartsick spiritless depression frustration despondency dejection let-down frustrate flatten depress dispirit lose courage down in the mouth down chill blah Funk prick gloom vexation comedown megrim mopery blues dumps mope black dog low spirits be cast down low heavy poor damp dismal seedy melancholic droopy downhearted heavy-hearted chapfallen low-spirited oppression dismay discouragement hypochondria despond dish dash discourage disappoint deter dampen dishearten demoralize look down out of spirits lose spirits out of heart take the starch out of under hatches look blue chap-fallen flat rough beaten sombre crestfallen doldrums horror cafard oppress appal deject root piss droop bring low get a down in a funk the dismals cast down disappointed frayed glum dispirited disconsolate heartbreak letdown embitter be in a funk get down weigh down upset frustrated rueful ruffle down in the dumps be cast down by put a damper on broken bleak disheartened discouraged flag prostrate on a downer weigh on disappointing hipped heavily hump katzenjammer exanimation sink quail pour freeze blue funk beat drowning sunken somber inconsolable doomy chopfallen amort mulligrubs funk tailspin prostration disspirit collapse rive in the suds hang lip for a loss