Word · Frequency #9539
disappointed
使失望；辜负
disappointed is the past of disappoint.
fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
- 1.
To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
因表现不佳或未兑现承诺或期望而使(某人)感到失望或不满。
- 2.
To deprive (someone of something expected or hoped for).
剥夺(某人期望或希望的东西)。
因表现不佳或未兑现承诺或期望而使(某人)感到失望或不满。；剥夺(某人期望或希望的东西)。；使失望
In use
I don't want to disappoint my parents, so I study hard.
The movie disappointed many fans who expected a better ending.
She was afraid that her poor grades would disappoint her teacher.
disappoint sb
直接跟宾语，表示使某人不满意。
Her performance disappointed her parents.
她的表现使父母失望。
disappoint sb with sth
用with引出失望的具体原因。
The coach disappointed the team with his decision.
教练的决定使团队失望。
disappoint sb that ...
that从句表达令人失望的事实。
It disappointed us that you didn't come.
Connections
Collocations
- disappoint someone
- 使某人失望
- I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I can't come.很抱歉让你失望，但我不能来。
- disappoint expectations
- 辜负期望
- The team's performance disappointed the expectations of their fans.团队的表现辜负了球迷的期望。
- be disappointed with
- 对……感到失望
- She was disappointed with her exam results.她对考试结果感到失望。
- be disappointed in
- 对……感到失望（通常对人）
- He was disappointed in his son's behavior.他对儿子的行为感到失望。
- disappointing result
- 令人失望的结果
- The experiment produced disappointing results.实验产生了令人失望的结果。
- disappointed look
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你任命（appoint）某人，他却让你失望（dis-）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：personal expectations、professional settings、academic results 该词常用于多种场合，包括正式与非正式语境，因此注册标记为混合。通常用于表达未达到期望的情况。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with 'disappoint' in their stressed vowel and following sounds: /ɔɪnt/. Note that the spelling '-oint' is consistent in pronunciation.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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