vt. & vi.（使）失望 make sb feel upset

　～ much　非常失望
　～ very much　非常失望
　～ acutely　极其失望
　～ agreeably　容易失望
　～ badly　很失望
　～ bitterly　苦涩地失望
　～ childishly　不很失望
　～ completely　完全失望
　～ continually　继续失望
　～ cruelly　大失所望
　～ deeply　深感失望
　～ greatly　很失望
　～ horridly　可怕地失望
　～ intensely　强烈地失望
　～ obviously　明显地失望
　～ overwhelmingly　极其失望
　～ repeatedly　反复地失望
　～ sadly　很伤心地失望
　～ utterly　完全失望
　be ～ed about　对某事感到失望
　be ～ed at result　对结果感到失望
　be ～ed in love　失恋
　be ～ed in new teacher　对新老师感到失望
　be ～ed in sb/sth　对某人〔某事〕失望
　be ～ed of purpose　目的没有实现
　be ～ed with new bicycle　对新自行车表示失望

　Somewhere life had disappointed.　在某些地方，生活已经让人很失望。
　The film disappointed.　这影片令人失望。
　He disappointed me.　他使我失望。
　I promised to buy my son a new bicycle but I had to disappoint him.　我答应给我儿子买一辆新自行车，可我只能让他失望了。
　Your behaviour has certainly disappointed us.　你的行为的确使我们感到失望。
　The book disappointed me.　这本书令我失望。
　I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I can't come after all.　对不起，要使你的希望落空了，我不能来了。
　I'm sorry to disappoint your expectations.　很抱歉，我辜负了你的期望。
　A defeat in the election disappointed their original plans.　选举失败使他们原来的计划落空了。
　We were disappointed.　我们失望了。
　He was disappointed when he got low marks in the exam.　他考试得了低分，很沮丧。
　I was completely disappointed to hear that.　听到那个消息后我很失望。
　I was extremely disappointed to find all the books sold out.　我发现所有的书都卖完了，大失所望。
　We were disappointed that they could not learn the lesson of history.　他们没能吸取历史的教训，使我们感到很失望。
　We were disappointed that you could not come.　听说你不能来，我们感到失望。
　He was disappointed that he didn't pass this examination.　他这次考试不及格，很沮丧。

 ♣ disappoint about　(v.+prep.)
　对…失望　feel upset
　We are much disappointed about the weather.　这天气叫我们很扫兴。
　What are you looking so disappointed about?　什么事情使你如此失望?
 ♣ disappoint at　(v.+prep.)
　对…失望　feel upset
　He was disappointed at the result.　他对这样的结果感到失望。
　I was much disappointed at his absence.　他不在，我感到很失望。
　The girl was much disappointed at failing to win the prize.　那个姑娘很失望，未能获得那项奖。
　I was disappointed at not finding her at home.　我得知她不在家，感到很失望。
　I feel very much disappointed at hearing that you failed in the examination.　听说你考试不及格，我感到很失望。
 ♣ disappoint by　(v.+prep.)
　对…失望　feel upset
　You disappointed us by not coming to our party.　你不来参加我们的聚会，使我们失望。
　I am disappointed by your results.　你的成绩使我感到失望。
　The audience were disappointed by the film.　观众对这部电影感到失望。
 ♣ disappoint in　(v.+prep.)
　对…失望　feel upset
　I'm disappointed in her.　我对她感到失望。
　The students are disappointed in their new maths teacher.　学生们对新来的数学老师感到失望。
　We were disappointed in our hopes.　我们失望了。
　He is disappointed in his new car.　他对新车感到失望。
　I am greatly disappointed in the result.　我对这结果大失所望。
　They were disappointed in the outcome of his experiment.　他们对于他的实验结果感到失望。
 ♣ disappoint of　(v.+prep.)
　对…失望　feel upset
　They were greatly disappointed of their crops.　他们对庄稼大失所望。
　She was disappointed of the novel.　那本小说使她感到失望。
　They were disappointed of their purposes.　他们没有达到目的而感到失望。
 ♣ disappoint with　(v.+prep.)
　对…失望　feel upset
　I'm disappointed with you.　我对你感到失望。
　My parents will be disappointed with me if I fail the examination.　我要是考不及格，父母会对我很失望的。
　He is disappointed with his new car.　他对新车感到失望。
　I am quite disappointed with the watch I bought yesterday.　我对昨天买的那只手表感到失望。
　I am disappointed with your results.　我对你的成绩很失望。

 ♣ disappoint at, disappoint by, disappoint in, disappoint of, disappoint with
　disappoint　后加介词at, by, in, of, with时它们之间的差别不大，一般有以下规律可循：当表示“对所见所闻感到失望”时，多用at；表示“对没有达到预期目标而失望时”，多用in〔of, with〕；表示“对没有得到东西而失望”，多用of; disappoint by则多用于被动结构，强调“使某人失望”，此外表示“对人失望”须用介词in；接动名词时，用at或by. 试比较：


 ♣ disappointed, disappointing
　disappoint　的过去分词和现在分词都可用作形容词，在句中都可用作表语。其区别是：disappointed的意思是“感到失望的”，主语一般是人；disappointing的意思是“令人失望的”，主语一般是事或物。试比较：

 ♣ disappoint, despair
　这两个词都可以表示“使失望，使绝望”，但含义及用法上有很大的区别：despair是不及物动词，后面接介词of，表示“彻底失望或绝望”，口气很强，有时有“悲痛”的含义；despair of接人时，意味着厌恶和失望的感情交织在一起；disappoint是及物动词，表示“使…失望”，强调原来的希望未能实现，因而令人丧失信心，常用于系表结构中。例如：

 ♣ 下面三句意思相同：

　［同义词］ discontent, dishearten, dissatisfy, fail, let down
　［反义词］ gratify, please, satisfy
　［词源］　中古法语desapointier （未到指定的地点令人感到失望，扫兴）