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disappoint
dis·ap·point / 7dIsE5pCInt ; 7dIsE5pCInt /verb I,T
1. to 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,而他们也没有让大家失望。
2. disappoint sb's hopes / expectations / plans to 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。

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