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

• 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。
• Our son has been a disappointment to us.
  我们的儿子成了令我们失望的人。
• 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。
• The statement was greeted with bitter disappointment by many of the other delegates.
  这份声明使其他许多代表大失所望。
• 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。
• She couldn't hide her disappointment when she lost the job.
  当她下岗时，不禁流露出失望的神情。
• They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.
  他们到处跑来跑去，身上充满了垃圾、充满了沮丧、充满了愤怒、和充满了失望。
• 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。
• The city proved to be something of a disappointment
  结果这座城市有点儿令人失望。
• The resolution had been received with great disappointment within the PLO
  巴解组织内部对决议表现出极大失望。