displease

/dɪsˈpliːz/ v
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

使不高兴，使恼怒

释义与例句

v 使不高兴，使恼怒
to make someone annoyed, angry, or not satisfied
  1. His rude behaviour displeased everyone at the table.
    他粗鲁的行为让同桌的每个人都不高兴。
  2. The teacher was displeased with the student's lazy attitude.
    老师对学生懒惰的态度感到不满。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. I would not want to displease my parents by dropping out of school.
    我不想因为辍学而让父母不高兴。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 dis-（不）+ please（使高兴）→ 使不高兴

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • please 使高兴，请
    加前缀 dis- 构成反义动词
  • displeased 不高兴的，不满的
    过去分词/形容词
同义词
  • annoy 使恼怒，打扰
    annoy 强调使人烦躁；displease 侧重让人失望或不快。
    The loud music annoyed the neighbours. 吵闹的音乐惹怒了邻居。
反义词
  • please 使高兴
    please 是直接反义词。
    The good news pleased the whole family. 好消息让全家人都很高兴。
常见搭配
  • displease someone 使某人不快
    Try not to displease your boss at the meeting. 开会时尽量别惹老板不快。
  • be displeased with 对…不满
    The manager was displeased with the sales figures. 经理对销售数据感到不满。