disappoint 是一个常用英语动词，意为“使失望”、“辜负（期望）”。它通常用于表达某人因未达到预期而感到失落或不满。
一、基本结构
- disappoint someone：使某人失望
例句：His failure disappointed his parents. - be disappointed (by/in/with something)：对某事感到失望
例句：She was disappointed with the results.
二、常见搭配短语
- deeply/bitterly/greatly disappoint：深深地/非常地使失望
例句：The team’s loss deeply disappointed the fans. - disappoint expectations/hopes：辜负期望/希望
例句：The movie disappointed our expectations. - fail to disappoint（双重否定，表示“一如既往地令人满意”）
例句：The new album fails to disappoint.
三、注意事项
disappoint是及物动词，后面直接接宾语，不加介词。
✅ 正确：It disappointed me.
❌ 错误：It disappointed to me.- 形容词形式为
disappointed（感到失望的），常用于人；disappointing（令人失望的），常用于事物。
例句：I was disappointed by the disappointing news.
四、实用例句
- We don’t want to disappoint our customers.
- Don’t be disappointed if things don’t go as planned.
- The ending of the book was a bit disappointing.