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令人感到失望，英語(yǔ)怎么表達(dá)？
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1.
disappointing
: something that is
disappointing makes you feel unhappy or dissatisfied, because it is not as good
as you hoped it would be
例：
The team had a disappointing season.
（這個(gè)賽季，球隊(duì)的表現(xiàn)讓人失望。）
Company profits this year have been very
disappointing.
（今年公司利潤(rùn)不好，讓人失望。）
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2.
be a disappointment
: something
that is a disappointment does not happen in the way you hoped, or is not as
good as you expected
例：
The holiday was a bit of a disappointment -
it rained the whole time.
（假期一直下雨，讓人有點(diǎn)失望。）
The election results were a disappointment
to civil rights groups.
（對(duì)民權(quán)組織來(lái)說(shuō)，競(jìng)選結(jié)果讓人失望。）
It was a great disappointment to my parents
that I didn't go to university.
（我沒上大學(xué)，令我父母深感失望。）
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3.
disappoint
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v.
例：
The band disappointed thousands of fans by
canceling the concert at the last minute.
（樂(lè)隊(duì)在最后時(shí)刻取消了演唱會(huì)，讓無(wú)數(shù)粉絲失望。）
I'm sorry to disappoint you, but there
aren't any tickets left.
（很抱歉地告訴您，票都賣完了。）
The novel disappoints by being predictable
and overly long.
（這小說(shuō)太長(zhǎng)，而且情節(jié)老套，讓人失望。）
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4.
not live up to (somebody's) expectations
: if an event or person does not live up to expectations, you
expected them to be very good but in fact they are not
例：
Their vacation didn't?live up to their
expectations.
（這個(gè)假期叫他們失望了。）
I'm afraid as a husband I never really
lived up to Kelly's expectations.
（作為丈夫，恐怕我從來(lái)沒讓凱利真正滿意過(guò)。）
Despite the enormous cost of making it, the
film didn't live up to expectations.
（雖然花了大成本制作，這部電影還是叫人失望。）
I failed to live up to my parents'
expectations, particularly at school.
（我讓我父母失望了，特別是我在學(xué)校的表現(xiàn)。）
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let somebody down
: to not do what
you promised to do for someone, or not behave as well as they expected
例：
She had been let down badly in the past.
（過(guò)去，她曾經(jīng)很失望過(guò)。）
I said I would help them—I can't let them
down.
（我說(shuō)過(guò)會(huì)幫忙，我不能讓他們失望。）
The worst feeling is having let our fans down.
（讓我們的粉絲失望，這感覺最不好了。）
It is my fault we lost the game. I let the
team down.
（輸了比賽都是我的錯(cuò)。我讓全隊(duì)失望了。）
He never lets down a friend in need.
（朋友向他求助，他都會(huì)幫。）
Many disabled soldiers feel the government
has let them down very badly.
（很多殘疾士兵覺得政府太讓他們失望了。）
His judgment let him down.
（他做了個(gè)錯(cuò)誤的決定。）
The end of the story really let me down.
（故事的結(jié)尾真叫人失望。）
補(bǔ)充：
let somebody down easy/gently
: to give
someone unpleasant news in a gentle or kind way
慢慢地把不好的消息告訴某人
例：
She tried to let him down gently when she
told him he didn't get the job.
（她委婉地告訴他沒被錄用，盡量讓他好受點(diǎn)。）
I knew I had to fire her, but I was trying
to think of a way to let her down easy.
（我知道一定得開除她，但是我試圖想個(gè)法子，讓她不要太傷心。）
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