disillusioning
present participle ofdisillusion
| 单词 | disillusioning |
| 释义 | disillusioning present participle ofdisillusion disillusion verb[T] uk/ˌdɪs.ɪˈluː.ʒən/us/ˌdɪs.ɪˈluː.ʒən/todisappointsomeone bytellingthem theunpleasanttruthabout something or someone that they had a goodopinionof orrespected: Ihateto/I'msorrytodisillusion you, butpregnancyis not alwayswonderful- I wassickeverydayfor sixmonths. Disappointing yourself and others
Examplesofdisillusioningdisillusioning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It seems likely that his challenge can only be met by a new generation of ' idealists ', untainted by thedisillusioningexperiences so acutely analysed here. From theCambridge English Corpus More recently, critics have been inclined to see, at the very least, adisillusioningambivalence about empire. From theCambridge English Corpus Lowenthal has argued that the appropriation of the past in this context became "a refuge from the all too new anddisillusioningpresent" created by rapid modernization (xxi). From theCambridge English Corpus Howdisillusioningfor our nurses: they were promised so much and, within so little time, badly let down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the development of the instruments of biological warfare in this country is part also of thisdisillusioningprocess. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he accept that one of the things that young people find mostdisillusioningis being asked for their views, then having them totally disregarded? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing could be moredisillusioningthan for a young person wishing to vote to find his name not on the roll. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a deeplydisillusioningexperience to go there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We know that what chief executives say is verydisillusioning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, that may be the thought of someone with some sad anddisillusioningexperience behind him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us find ways to reduce the number of trials that crack late in the day,disillusioningwitnesses and victims. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Again and again planning applications are overturned on appeal, and that isdisillusioningfor elected councillors, who are doing their best for local people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The clamouring for higher salaries and top positions has been verydisillusioning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Scientists are disillusioned, not necessarily because of cuts—though that certainly isdisillusioningenough—but because when cuts are proposed they are proposed in such a disjointed way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Who is to say what the final social consequences will be on marriages and families which have been founded in thedisillusioningand dispiriting framework of almost certain continuous unemployment? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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