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disappointment noun
⇨ disappointment (It was a great diappointment to us.) ⇨ loser 2 (a disappointment as a singer) disappointment noun ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ disaster 另见disaster条disappointment ♦︎ let-down ♦︎ anticlimaxThese are all words for sth that is disappointing. 这些词均表示令人失望的事情。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a disappointment / let-down for sb◆a real disappointment / let-down◆a big disappointment / let-down◆something / a bit of a disappointment / a let-down / an anticlimax■ disappointment [countable] something that is disappointing 让人失望的事；令人扫兴的事◆It was a great disappointment to us when she left.她的离去使我们特别扫兴。◆That new restaurant was a big disappointment.那家新餐馆令人大失所望。◆This news has come as a disappointment to business leaders.这条消息让企业领导失望了。◆He's suffered a whole string of disappointments this week.他本周遇到一连串不如意的事。 see also disappoint ⇨ thwart ■ ˈlet-down [countable, usually singular, uncountable] (rather informal) something that is disappointing because it is not as good as you expected it to be 令人失望的事；让人沮丧的事◆The London exhibition was a bit of a let-down.伦敦展览会有点令人失望。◆Afterwards there was just a feeling of let-down.事情过后给人留下的只有一种沮丧的感觉。■ anticlimax / /ˌæntiˈklaɪmæks/ / [countable, uncountable] something that is disappointing because it is the end of sth that was much more exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected it to be 扫兴的结局；扫兴的事◆Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa.在非洲生活了多年之后，到欧洲旅行使他感到有点平淡无奇。◆There was no hiding the sense of anticlimax, if not downright disappointment.坦白说，人们即使不彻底失望，也会有些扫兴。 OPP climax ⇨ peak loser2 noun They were 16-3 losers to New Zealand. 他们以3:16输给了新西兰。a bunch of losers 一群失败者loser ♦︎ failure ♦︎ incompetent ♦︎ has-been ♦︎ no-hoper ♦︎ underachiever ♦︎ disappointment ♦︎ disasterThese are all words for a person who is unsuccessful or not as successful as they used to be or as they could be. 这些词均表示失败者、过气的人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be a failure / disappointment / disaster as sth◆a complete failure / no-hoper / disaster◆a group / bunch of losers / incompetents / no-hopers■ loser [countable] (often disapproving) a person who is regularly unsuccessful, especially when you have a low opinion of them 屡屡失败者（尤指不被看好的人）◆She's one of life's losers.她的人生很不得意。◆He's a born loser.他生来就是个失败者。OPP winner ⇨ success ■ failure [countable] a person who is not successful 失败者◆He was a failure as a teacher.他当教师并不成功。◆I felt a complete failure.我觉得自己一事无成。OPP success ⇨ success see also fail ⇨ fail 2 ■ incompetent / /ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt; NAmE ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtənt/ [countable] (disapproving) a person who does not have the skill or ability to do their job or a task as it should be done 不胜任者；不称职者◆The whole thing is being led by a bunch of incompetents.整件事情都是由一群无能之辈主导的。 see also incompetent ⇨ incompetent adj. ■ ˈhas-been [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person who is no longer as famous, successful or important as they used to be 风光不再的人；过气名人◆She's just an old has-been.她只不过是个早已过气的人物。◆He's very much a political has-been.他在政坛上确曾风光一时。■ ˌno-ˈhoper [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person, team or racehorse that is considered useless or very unlikely to be successful 无望取胜的人（或队伍、赛马）；无用之辈◆They were written off as a bunch of no-hopers.他们被认定为一群无用之辈。◆He backed an apparent no-hoper at odds of 100-1.他押赌注于一匹显然无望取胜的赛马，赔率为100:1。■ underachiever /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvə(r)/ / [countable] a person who is less successful than they could be, especially in school work （尤指学业上的）差生，后进生◆At school he was a classic underachiever.他在学校里是个典型的差等生。■ disappointment [countable] a person who is disappointing to other people, because of their lack of achievement or bad behaviour 令人失望的人；令人扫兴的人◆I always felt I was a disappointment to my father.我总觉得自己让父亲失望了。■ disaster [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person who is a complete failure at sth, especially because of their lack of skill or ability （尤指因缺少技能而）彻底失败的人◆He was a competent accountant, but as a manager he's a disaster.他是个称职的会计师，可作为经理他是个彻底的失败者。 |