disappoint
verb
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt
verb
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。