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disappoint verb
⇨ disappoint (The movie disappointed us.) ⇨ thwart (disappoint sb's hopes) disappoint verb disappoint ♦︎ let sb down ♦︎ fail ♦︎ leave sb in the lurchThese words all mean to not help or support sb or to not do sth as sb hoped or expected. 这些词均表示使人失望。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达令人失望的程度| disappoint | ➔ | let sb down | ➔ | leave sb in the lurch | | | fail | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to disappoint / let down / fail your fans / children / family / colleagues / friends◆to be sorry to disappoint sb / let sb down / leave sb in the lurch◆sb won't disappoint sb / let sb down / fail sb / leave sb in the lurch■ disappoint [transitive, intransitive] to make sb feel sad because sth that they hope for or expect to happen does not happen or is not as good as they hoped 使失望；使扫兴◆Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans.她取消这场音乐会的决定肯定会使她的歌迷失望。◆I hate to disappoint you, but I'm just not interested.我不想让你扫兴，可我确实不感兴趣。◆The movie had disappointed her (= it wasn't as good as she had expected).那部影片让她失望。◆His latest novel does not disappoint.他最近出版的这部小说没有让人失望。■ ˌlet sb ˈdown phrasal verb (letting, let, let) (disapproving) to not help or support sb as they had hoped or expected 不帮助，不支持（某人）；使失望◆I'm afraid she let us down badly.很遗憾，她令我们大失所望。◆This machine won't let you down.这台机器很可靠，不会令你失望的。◆He trudged home feeling lonely and let down.他步履艰难地走回家，感到孤独失望。■ fail [transitive] (rather formal) to not help or support sb as they had hoped, or had a right to expect 使失望；有负于；无能为力◆When he lost his job, he felt he had failed his family.丢了工作后，他感到有负家庭。◆She tried to be brave, but her courage failed her.她想表现得勇敢，但却鼓不起勇气。◆ (figurative) Words fail me (= I cannot express how I feel).我无以言表。ⓘ People can fail other people, especially those who depend on them, such as their family, children, friends or colleagues; or your courage, nerve or heart (= meaning 'courage') can fail you. * fail可指有负别人，尤其是那些依赖自己的人，如家人、子女、朋友或同事；fail也可以courage、nerve、heart等词作主语，指缺乏胆量、勇气或信心。■ leave sb in the ˈlurch idiom (left, left) (informal, disapproving) to fail to help sb when they are relying on you to do so （在别人需要帮助时）弃之不顾◆I'm sorry to leave you in the lurch but I can't do the presentation with you this afternoon.我很抱歉丢下你不管，可今天下午我不能和你一起做简报会。◆She felt she had been left in the lurch by all her colleagues.她觉得自己被所有同事丢下不管了。ⓘ To leave sb in the lurch is like letting sb down very badly: it does not just disappoint sb, but puts them in a very difficult position. * leave sb in the lurch的含义接近于let sb down，但程度更甚，不仅令人失望，而且使人处境艰难。 thwart verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ prevent 另见prevent条thwart ♦︎ frustrate ♦︎ derail ♦︎ foil ♦︎ dash sb's hopes ♦︎ disappointThese words all mean to prevent sth that sb wants to do or wants to happen. 这些词均表示阻止、阻挠、挫败。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be thwarted / frustrated / foiled / disappointed in sth◆to thwart / frustrate / dash / disappoint sb's hopes◆to thwart / frustrate / derail / foil sb's plans◆to thwart / frustrate sb's efforts◆to thwart / derail sb's chances◆to thwart / foil a plot / raid / coup◆to thwart / frustrate sb's ambition◆to frustrate / derail a process◆to be easily / constantly thwarted / frustrated / foiled◆to be thwarted / frustrated / foiled in your attempt to do sth■ thwart / /θwɔːt; NAmE θwɔːrt/ [transitive, often passive] to prevent sb from doing what they want to do 阻止；阻挠；使受挫◆She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.她控制该党的企图被挫败了。◆His ambition to be a painter was thwarted by poor eyesight.他成为画家的志向因视力不佳受阻。■ frustrate /frʌˈstreɪt; NAmE ˈfrʌstreɪt/ [transitive] (especially written) to prevent sth from happening or succeeding as people had hoped; to prevent sb from doing sth, often deliberately 使落空；挫败；（常为有意地）阻止◆The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.拯救行动因天气恶劣受阻。◆He tried to frustrate his political opponents by denying them access to the media.他试图通过不让政治对手接触媒体来打击他们。■ derail /dɪˈreɪl/ / [transitive] (journalism 新闻) to prevent a process from succeeding or continuing as planned or hoped, especially by creating a problem or disagreement （尤指通过制造问题或分歧）阻止，扰乱◆This latest incident could derail the peace process.最近这起事件可能会扰乱和平进程。OPP get sth back on track ⓘ To get sth back on track (informal) is to get sth going in the right drection again after a mistake or failure. * get sth back on track指某事出错或失败后使之重入正轨、恢复正常◆I tried to get my life back on track after my divorce.离婚之后我力图使生活恢复正常。 ■ foil [transitive] (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to prevent sth that sb is planning to do, especially sth illegal 挫败，阻止，制止（尤指非法活动）◆Customs officials foiled an attempt to smuggle priceless paintings out of the country.海关官员制止了一次把珍贵画作走私出国的阴谋。■ dash sb's ˈhopes idiom [usually passive] to destroy sb's hopes by making what they were hoping for impossible 使希望破灭◆Hopes for a peaceful settlement have been dashed.和平解决的希望已经破灭。■ disappoint [transitive] to prevent sth that sb hopes for from becoming a reality 使破灭；使落空◆The new government had soon disappointed the hopes of many of its supporters.新政府不久便使许多支持者的希望破灭了。 see also disappointment ⇨ disappointment |