(1) 使失望(扫兴)(fail to satisfy the hope， desire or expectation of) [T+n]：His poor showing/speech～ed the audience deeply. 他糟糕的表演/演讲使观众非常失望。His gross ingratitude/lack of success～ed his friends/his parents/his followers deeply. 他公然忘恩负义/每每失败使朋友/父母/追随者深感失望。The results ～ed him. 结果令他失望。～sb by not coming to the party/being late again 因未来参加聚会/又迟到了使某人失望;be～ed in love 情场失意;〖反〗satisfy;

(2) 使……落空(cause (hope， plan， etc) to fail) [T+n]：～sb's hopes/expectations/calculations 使某人的希望/期望/打算落空;

→͵disap′pointing adj 令人失望(扫兴)的;͵disap′pointed adj 失望(扫兴)的;͵disap-′pointment n 失望(扫兴)