disappoint

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

使失望；使沮丧

释义与例句

v. 使失望；使沮丧
to make someone sad because something is not as good as expected
  1. Don't disappoint me again.
    别再让我失望了。
  2. The result disappointed us all.
    结果让我们所有人失望。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. I was disappointed by his behavior.
    我对他的行为感到失望。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 dis（不）+ appoint（任命）→ 未被任命 → 使失望

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • disappointed adj. 失望的
    disappoint 的过去分词作形容词
  • disappointment n. 失望
    disappoint 的名词形式
同义词
  • let down 使失望
    let down 是口语表达，disappoint 更正式
    You let me down. 你让我失望了。
反义词
  • satisfy v. 使满意
    satisfy 是使满意，与 disappoint（使失望）相反
    The food satisfied me. 这食物让我满意。
常见搭配
  • disappoint someone 使某人失望
    I don't want to disappoint my parents. 我不想让父母失望。
  • be disappointed with 对…失望
    I'm disappointed with the result. 我对结果感到失望。
  • disappointing performance 令人失望的表现
    It was a disappointing performance. 这是一次令人失望的表现。