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
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let sb down
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leave sb in the lurch
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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] (ratherformal) 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。