disappoint

Word family  noun disappointment adjective disappointed disappointing verb disappoint adverb disappointingly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·ap·point /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ ●●● W3 verb [intransitive, transitive]  1  DISAPPOINTEDto make someone feel unhappy because something they hoped for did not happen or was not as good as they expected （使）失望 I hated to disappoint her. 我不愿意让她失望。 Great things were expected of this band, and they didn’t disappoint. 大家对这支乐队的期望很高，而他们也不负众望。2  disappoint somebody’s hopes/expectations/plans DISAPPOINTEDto prevent something from happening that someone hoped for or expected 让某人的希望/期望/计划破灭 The Berlin settlement of 1878 disappointed Russian hopes in the Balkans. 1878年的柏林条约使俄国在巴尔干的希望破灭了。→ See Verb table

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disappoint• Bolton promised a great performance, and he didn't disappoint.• He does not cheat or disappoint.• I had the feeling I was disappointing him, and it filled me with a dull continuous inner chest pain.• Many were disappointed in their aspirations.• The band disappointed thousands of fans by cancelling at the last minute.• Of course our kids disappoint us sometimes, but we don't stop loving them.• I'm sorry to disappoint you, but there aren't any tickets left.Origin disappoint (1400-1500) Old French desapointier, from apointier “to arrange”

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disappoint
dis‧ap‧point W3 /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ verb [intransitive and transitive]1. to make someone feel unhappy because something they hoped for did not happen or was not as good as they expected:
    I hated to disappoint her.
    Great things were expected of this band, and they didn’t disappoint.
2. disappoint sb’s hopes/expectations/plans to prevent something from happening that someone hoped for or expected:
    The Berlin settlement of 1878 disappointed Russian hopes in the Balkans.

🔑 dis·ap·pointBrE /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they disappoint BrE /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it disappoints BrE /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnts/ 🔊past simple disappointed BrE /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ 🔊past participle disappointed BrE /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ 🔊 -ing form disappointing BrE /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ 🔊🔑 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sb) | (it disappoints sb that…) 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◆Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans. 她决定取消这场音乐会，肯定会使她的歌迷失望。🔊🔊◆I hate to disappoint you, but I'm just not interested. 我不想使你扫兴，但我确实不感兴趣。🔊🔊◆The movie had disappointed her (= it wasn't as good as she had expected). 这部电影使她失望。🔊🔊◆His latest novel does not disappoint. 他最近发表的这部小说没有使人失望。🔊🔊 [transitive] ~ sth 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。🔊🔊