disappointed
adjective
uk/ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd/us/ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.t̬ɪd/B1
unhappybecause someone or something was not as good as youhopedorexpected, or because something did nothappen:
失望的，沮丧的We weredeeplydisappointedat/abouttheresult.我们对这个结果深感失望。
Hisparentswerebitterlydisappointedin/withhim.父母对他非常失望。
[+ (that)]She was disappointed(that)they hadn'tphoned.他们没来电话让她感到很失望。
[+ to infinitive]He was disappointedtofindthey'd alreadyleft.他失望地发现他们已经走了。
If you'reexpectingDad toletyouborrowhiscar, you're going to besorelydisappointed.如果你指望爸爸能把汽车借给你，那你会失望透顶的。
Synonyms
crestfallen
deflated
devastated(VERY UPSET)
dismayed
guttedUKslang
- She was disappointed toseeheressayreturnedwith amassofcorrectionsinredink.
- I was abitdisappointed just to be given a B, as I washopingfor an A.
- When themagiciandidn'tturnup for hisbirthdayparty, Dan wasterriblydisappointed.
- We were really disappointed by thehotelwhen we got there - it was nothing like thedescriptionin thebrochure.
- Ofcourse, he's disappointed not to have beenchosenfor theschoolteam.
Feeling sad and unhappy
- a dog's lifeidiom
- angsty
- be cut upidiom
- be down in the mouthidiom
- be in a funkidiom
- be in bitsidiom
- distressed
- dog
- doleful
- dolefully
- lovelorn
- lovesick
- low-spirited
- lugubrious
- lugubriously
- wistfully
- woe
- woe is meidiom
- woebegone
- woeful