Word
dissatisfying
使不满；使不满意
dissatisfying is the present participle of dissatisfy.
fail to satisfy
- 1.
fail to satisfy
未能满足
未能满足；使感觉不满；不满足
In use
His lack of progress continues to dissatisfy his parents.
The poor service dissatisfied many customers.
The constant delays are dissatisfying the team.
dissatisfy sb
The poor service dissatisfied many customers.
差劲的服务使许多顾客不满。
sb be dissatisfied with sth
They were dissatisfied with the outcome.
他们对结果感到不满。
Verb forms
base dissatisfy · third person dissatisfies · -ing dissatisfying · past dissatisfied · past participle dissatisfied
常用于被动语态或过去分词作形容词
Common mistakes
I am dissatisfy with the service.I am dissatisfied with the service.
动词dissatisfy是及物动词，表示‘使不满’，而表示‘感到不满’需用形容词dissatisfied。中国学习者常混淆动词和形容词形式。
I dissatisfy with the result.I am dissatisfied with the result.
dissatisfy是及物动词，不能后接介词短语表示状态。正确用法是形容词dissatisfied后接with，受中文‘对…不满’结构影响易出错。
Connections
Collocations
- dissatisfy customers
- 使顾客不满
- Poor service will quickly dissatisfy customers and drive them away.糟糕的服务会很快使顾客不满，并将他们赶走。
- dissatisfy employees
- 使员工不满
- Low pay and long hours dissatisfy employees, leading to high turnover.低工资和长时间工作使员工不满，导致高流失率。
- dissatisfy voters
- 使选民不满
- The broken promise could dissatisfy voters in the coming election.这个未兑现的承诺可能会在即将到来的选举中使选民不满。
- dissatisfy users
- 使用户不满
- A confusing interface will dissatisfy users and hurt the app's rating.混乱的界面会使用户不满，并损害该应用的评分。
- dissatisfy the public
- 让公众不满
- Repeated scandals have dissatisfied the public with the government.接连的丑闻已让公众对政府感到不满。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：dis（不）+ satisfy（满足）= 使不满足，令人不满。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：written communication、formal contexts 该词整体属中性，但多用于书面或较正式的表达；日常口语中常用 fail to satisfy 或 make somebody dissatisfied 来表达类似含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 satisfy 与 dissatisfy 真正押韵：二者重音都落在 /sæt/，之后读音 /ɪsfaɪ/ 完全相同。classify、justify、identify、verify、notify 都以 -ify（/ɪfaɪ/）结尾，拼写相似，但重音和前面的元音都不同，所以不押韵。
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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