感到失望,英语怎么表达?
1.
disappointed
: unhappy because
things did not happen in the way you hoped they would, or were not as good as
you expected them to be
因事情没按你希望的样子发生或不如你期待的那样理想而感到失望
例:
I felt a little disappointed when she
didn't come to the party.
(她没来派对,我有点失望。)
The hall was already full, and hundreds of
disappointed fans were turned away at the door.
(整场爆满,上千粉丝不得入内,很失望。)
I'm very disappointed in both of you—I
guess I expected better behavior.
(本以为你们俩会表现好点儿,现在我对你们俩都失望极了。)
I was disappointed with the grade I got in
my Maths exam.
(我对我数学考试的成绩感到失望。)
The children were very disappointed that we
couldn't go to the zoo.
(我们没法去动物园了,孩子们感到很失望。)
We were disappointed to find that the
museum was closed.
(博物馆关门了,我们感到失望。)
He was bitterly disappointed when an injury
prevented him from competing in the Olympic Games.
(他因为受伤而不能参加奥运会,感到相当失望。)
2.
feel let down
: to feel
disappointed because someone did not do what they promised to do, or did not
help you when you needed them
因为某人没有实现承诺或没有帮助你而感到失望
例:
No wonder the nurses feel let down—they
were promised a big pay increase, but nothing has happened.
(难怪护士们会感到失望——领导本答应给她们大涨工资,最后却打水漂了。)
They were ashamed of their daughter's
behavior, and felt badly let down.
(女儿的所作所为让他们感到脸上无光,失望极了。)
I felt let down when I saw the film.
(我对这部电影很失望。)
3.
disillusioned
: disappointed
because you realize that a person, belief, way of life etc. is not as good as
you thought they were
对某人
/
某种信仰
/
某种生活方式感到幻灭
例:
Disillusioned voters are turning against
the government.
(失望的选民开始转而反对政府。)
As she grew older, Laura became
increasingly disillusioned with politics.
(卢娜越大,越对政治感到失望。)
Japanese college students in particular are
disillusioned by the restrictions placed on them by society.
(尤其是日本大学生,对社会给他们的约束感到很失望。)
4.
crestfallen
: looking very
disappointed and sad
垂头丧气的
例:
Steve looked crestfallen as he returned
from the mailbox empty-handed.
(信箱里什么都没有,史蒂夫两手空空地失望而归。)
She ripped open the package but found
nothing in it but shoes. She was crestfallen.
(她拆开包裹,看见里面只有鞋子,很失望。)
5.
disenchanted
: disappointed with
something that you used to enjoy or believe in, or with someone you used to
have great respect for
(大致同
3
)对某人
/
某事物不再抱有幻想
例:
The party's greatest problem is trying to
win back the support of its own disenchanted members.
(这个政党最重要的任务是,重新赢取已对该党灰心的党员们的支持。)
After three divorces he must be pretty
disenchanted with married life.
(离过三次婚,他肯定对婚姻生活失望极了。)
6.
bummed
:
disappointed
例:
He
's pretty bummed
about not getting the scholarship.
(没拿到奖学金他很失望。)
7.
be/feel sorry
: used when telling someone that
you feel disappointed and wish that the situation was different
告诉某人你感到遗憾,并希望情形能变得不同
备注:
''
be/feel
sorry
''
常用于口语中。
例:
I
'
m sorry
you can
'
t come to the party.
(你不能来参加聚会,我很遗憾。)
She
always felt sorry that she hadn
'
t got to know him better.
(没机会更好地了解他,她一直感到遗憾。)
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