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单词 disappointing
释义
disappointingdis‧ap‧point‧ing /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ◂/ ●●○ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Company profits this year have been very disappointing.
  • It rained most of the time we were in England, which was pretty disappointing.
  • The delay of the flight was disappointing news for the travelers.
  • The team had a disappointing season.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He finished with a disappointing 72 to go with his first round of 71.
  • He reminds her that her predecessor kept his job for seventeen years, despite a number of disappointing seasons.
  • It was a disappointing display and we were fortunate to come away with a point.
  • It was finally released on September 23, 1970 to disappointing reviews and box office results.
  • The film's disappointing performance was laid at its documentary style and unfocused lack of drama.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
not good: · a bad idea· His behaviour is getting worse.
not as good as it could be or should be: · A poor diet can lead to ill health.· his poor performance at school
not good – often used instead of saying directly that something was ‘bad’, especially when you were disappointed by it: · The film wasn’t very good.
not as good as you hoped or expected: · Her exam results were disappointing.· a disappointing start to the campaign
bad – used when talking about the bad result or effect of something: · All the publicity had a negative impact on sales.· the negative effects of climate change
formal bad and not wanted: · The policy had some undesirable consequences.· drug abuse and other undesirable behaviour
formal unfavourable conditions are not good for doing something: · The boat race was cancelled because of unfavourable weather.
Longman Language Activatormaking you feel disappointed
something that is disappointing makes you feel unhappy or dissatisfied, because it is not as good as you hoped it would be: · The team had a disappointing season.· Company profits this year have been very disappointing.
something that is a disappointment does not happen in the way you hoped, or is not as good as you expected: · The holiday was a bit of a disappointment - it rained the whole time.be a disappointment to: · The election results were a disappointment to civil rights groups.be a great/major disappointment: · It was a great disappointment to my parents that I didn't go to university.
if an event or person does not live up to expectations , you expected them to be very good but in fact they are not: · I'm afraid as a husband I never really lived up to Kelly's expectations.· Despite the enormous cost of making it, the film didn't live up to expectations.fail to live up to (somebody's) expectations: · I failed to live up to my parents' expectations, particularly at school.
spoken if something is a letdown , you do not enjoy it as much as you expected: · The party was a real letdown.· After months of planning and anticipation, the Florida trip was kind of a letdown.
something that is an anticlimax or is anticlimactic does not seem very exciting or interesting because it comes after something that was much better: · Going back to work after a month travelling in China is bound to be an anticlimax.· Compared to the excitement of the earlier parts of the film, the ending was a little anticlimactic.
an event or occasion that is a non-event is disappointing because nothing interesting or exciting happened: · Sue's party was a total non-event. Only five people turned up.
spoken informal if you say that a situation or event is a bummer , you mean it is very disappointing: · "I heard Reggie's going to quit the team." "That's a bummer."bummer! American: · "The party was last Saturday." "Oh, bummer! I always miss those things."
informal use this to say that something is not as good as people say it is: · Northbourne Leisure Centre isn't all it's cracked up to be, they don't even have a sauna.· Being a fashion model isn't all it's cracked up to be. It is extremely hard work.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The country’s recent economic performance has been disappointing.
· Sales for the first three months of this year were disappointing.
· It's been a disappointing season for Arsenal.
· He accepted full responsibility for the club’s disappointing start to the season.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Discussion Our results are very disappointing.· Leigh, after impressive wins over Widnes and Featherstone Rovers, were very disappointing.· The graduate assignments the following year were reportedly very disappointing, with a disproportionate number being sent to rural areas.· That would be a much better way forward than this very disappointing statement.· But in the end very disappointing.
NOUN
· The film's disappointing performance was laid at its documentary style and unfocused lack of drama.· In summary, a disappointing performance for me.· Jemson's problems shouldn't detract from woeful Wednesday's own troubles and their disappointing performance.· It was a disappointing performance by the Bears for whom only Mark Lemon and the determined Odom took the chequered flag.
· As mentioned earlier, scales can sometimes show disappointing results because of fluid fluctuations within the body.· Several workers have reported disappointing results in a high incidence of gastrointestinal side effects.· The programme had been under way for some time, studying liquid-liquid reactions with disappointing results.· Cup fever had obscured disappointing results and falling attendances in the League.· Empirically derived combinations of chemotherapeutic drugs have given disappointing results.· The way forward A very disappointing result.
· The Glens have the cup pedigree and their cup run has kept a disappointing season alive.· He reminds her that her predecessor kept his job for seventeen years, despite a number of disappointing seasons.· He could be forgiven one disappointing season with a track record like that.· For North it has been a disappointing season and Saturday's 57-run defeat summed up their form this year.
· Noades blamed unprofessionalism, a slipshod approach and complacency for the club's disappointing start to the season.· He is also confident that the club can haul themselves further up the league after a disappointing start to the season.· All this made for a disappointing start but I am happy to say that much else is on an altogether higher level.· Read in studio Cricket now, and the quarter finals of the Nat West trophy, Northants have made a disappointing start.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivedisappointeddisappointingnoundisappointmentverbdisappointadverbdisappointingly
 not as good as you hoped or expected:  disappointing profit figures The Lakers’ loss in the playoffs was very disappointing.► see thesaurus at bad—disappointingly adverb
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