释义 |
Definition of disappoint in English: disappointverb dɪsəˈpɔɪntˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt [with object]1Fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of. I have no wish to disappoint everyone by postponing the visit Example sentencesExamples - They had been disappointed on too many occasions but they couldn't help it.
- She did not want to disappoint him and wished that she hadn't stepped forward.
- I am occasionally disappointed by the failure of some ACLU Chapters to live up to their libertarian pedigree.
- They constantly disappoint the young by failing to live up to their expectations of them.
- Although I do not wish to disappoint you, we have been in a constant state of stalemate.
- I'm trying to not get expectations too high though because I am bound to be disappointed if I do.
- And once again it didn't fail to disappoint every Burnley fan and player.
- You should not get carried away by success or get disappointed by failure.
- Yet many could be disappointed if more men fail to come forward.
- Well no matter how low my expectations might have been, they would have been disappointed.
- Yet only the most indifferent supporter could fail to be disappointed at how the season has imploded.
- US storage giant EMC has reiterated its guidance for the year, disappointing investors slightly.
- Cllr Michael Foley said it was disappointing to hear of the slow progress.
- He said he was disappointed and disillusioned by the treatment of asylum seekers in Britain.
- A pessimist, they say, is someone passionate who has been disappointed on too many occasions.
- What, if anything, will please or disappoint fans of the video game?
- While disappointed by the delay he was glad the operation had commenced.
- Many readers have been disappointed by the performance of the stock market.
- The society said it was dismayed and disappointed by the club's actions.
- It is no concern of the author that their readers might attempt to replicate a way of life that does not exist, or be disappointed when they fail to do so.
Synonyms let down, fail, dash the hopes of dishearten, dispirit, discourage, upset, dismay, depress, sadden, dampen the spirits of, disenchant, disillusion, shatter the illusions of, dissatisfy, disgruntle, chagrin fall short (of expectations) North American informal bum out - 1.1 Prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized.
the governing coalition had bitterly disappointed the hopes of its voters Example sentencesExamples - Livingstone would not be exempt from a Blair-type trashing if he too disappoints these high expectations.
- The good leader has to disappoint these expectations at a rate the people can stand.
- One last set of inflated expectations likely to be disappointed is New Labour's.
- The expectation is disappointed because the universe is simply impersonal and uncaring.
- Initial hopes were disappointed but the reason became apparent early in the New Year.
- Ten years later, there is no doubt that many of these hopes were disappointed.
- She didn't want to turn around, didn't want to disappoint her foolish hopes.
- We hope to interest admirers of the genre and hope we do not disappoint their expectations.
- When our expectations are disappointed, we blame ourselves rather than Nature.
- Their deepest expectation, currently repressed, is that their expectations will be disappointed.
- What he does is very good, but systematically disappoints all expectations of the Wagner community, both fans and enemies alike.
- He marries, then, unwillingly, just as he, on his wedding day, unwillingly disappoints Mary's expectation of a honeymoon trip.
- We got hit from both sides of the debate and disappointed both sets of expectations.
- If such hopes were disappointed, equity markets and investment could fall further.
- A product which causes injury when put to its core uses clearly disappoints consumer expectations, and liability should be imposed accordingly.
- This is an encouraging sign that the company is unlikely to disappoint market expectations.
Synonyms thwart, frustrate, baulk, foil, dash, defeat, baffle, put a/the damper on, nip in the bud hinder, obstruct, hamper, impede, interfere with informal stymie, throw cold water on
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'deprive of a position'): from Old French desappointer. Definition of disappoint in US English: disappointverbˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntˌdisəˈpoint [with object]1Fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of (someone) I have no wish to disappoint everyone by postponing the visit Example sentencesExamples - Yet only the most indifferent supporter could fail to be disappointed at how the season has imploded.
- A pessimist, they say, is someone passionate who has been disappointed on too many occasions.
- You should not get carried away by success or get disappointed by failure.
- He said he was disappointed and disillusioned by the treatment of asylum seekers in Britain.
- What, if anything, will please or disappoint fans of the video game?
- I'm trying to not get expectations too high though because I am bound to be disappointed if I do.
- US storage giant EMC has reiterated its guidance for the year, disappointing investors slightly.
- Cllr Michael Foley said it was disappointing to hear of the slow progress.
- It is no concern of the author that their readers might attempt to replicate a way of life that does not exist, or be disappointed when they fail to do so.
- She did not want to disappoint him and wished that she hadn't stepped forward.
- I am occasionally disappointed by the failure of some ACLU Chapters to live up to their libertarian pedigree.
- They constantly disappoint the young by failing to live up to their expectations of them.
- And once again it didn't fail to disappoint every Burnley fan and player.
- Well no matter how low my expectations might have been, they would have been disappointed.
- The society said it was dismayed and disappointed by the club's actions.
- Although I do not wish to disappoint you, we have been in a constant state of stalemate.
- Many readers have been disappointed by the performance of the stock market.
- They had been disappointed on too many occasions but they couldn't help it.
- While disappointed by the delay he was glad the operation had commenced.
- Yet many could be disappointed if more men fail to come forward.
Synonyms let down, fail, dash the hopes of - 1.1 Prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized.
to disappoint the hopes that are now awakened could be very dangerous Example sentencesExamples - Ten years later, there is no doubt that many of these hopes were disappointed.
- The expectation is disappointed because the universe is simply impersonal and uncaring.
- One last set of inflated expectations likely to be disappointed is New Labour's.
- She didn't want to turn around, didn't want to disappoint her foolish hopes.
- We got hit from both sides of the debate and disappointed both sets of expectations.
- He marries, then, unwillingly, just as he, on his wedding day, unwillingly disappoints Mary's expectation of a honeymoon trip.
- The good leader has to disappoint these expectations at a rate the people can stand.
- When our expectations are disappointed, we blame ourselves rather than Nature.
- Initial hopes were disappointed but the reason became apparent early in the New Year.
- We hope to interest admirers of the genre and hope we do not disappoint their expectations.
- A product which causes injury when put to its core uses clearly disappoints consumer expectations, and liability should be imposed accordingly.
- This is an encouraging sign that the company is unlikely to disappoint market expectations.
- Livingstone would not be exempt from a Blair-type trashing if he too disappoints these high expectations.
- What he does is very good, but systematically disappoints all expectations of the Wagner community, both fans and enemies alike.
- Their deepest expectation, currently repressed, is that their expectations will be disappointed.
- If such hopes were disappointed, equity markets and investment could fall further.
Synonyms thwart, frustrate, baulk, foil, dash, defeat, baffle, put a damper on, put the damper on, nip in the bud
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘deprive of a position’): from Old French desappointer. |