chagrin
英 [ˈʃæɡrɪn]
美 [ʃəˈɡrɪn]
n. 失望; 恼怒; 烦恼; 懊恼
vt. 使懊恼; 使懊丧; 使悔恨
现在分词:chagrining 过去式:chagrined 第三人称单数:chagrins 过去分词:chagrined
BNC.19072 / COCA.16105
牛津词典
noun
- 失望;恼怒;烦恼;懊恼
a feeling of being disappointed or annoyed
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 懊恼;窝火;失望
Chagrinis a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure.- One of the first things we did when we moved in, to the chagrin of the architect, was to replace the leaded windows.
让建筑师大为懊恼的是,我们搬进去最先做的事情之一就是换掉了花饰铅条窗。
- One of the first things we did when we moved in, to the chagrin of the architect, was to replace the leaded windows.
英英释义
noun
- strong feelings of embarrassment
verb
- cause to feel shame
- He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
双语例句
- Much to the police's chagrin, the chief suspect for the killing seems to have fled the country.
主要杀人嫌疑犯似乎已经逃出国了,这使得警方极为不快。 - To her chagrin, however, she was rejected twice.
可两次申请都没有被录取,令她郁闷。 - He noted with chagrin how little hair clung to his head.
他苦恼地发现原来他头上的毛发是那麽的稀疏。 - To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit.
使懊恼,使受屈辱,使窘迫。 - Much to our chagrin, you've done it again.
令我们遗憾的是,你又这么做了。 - I am at a loss to find words with which to express my chagrin and grief.
我实在寻不出适当的字句来表白心中的悔恨与悲痛。 - Much to my chagrin, my credit card was declined.
我的信用卡被拒用了,我懊恼极了。 - Causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation.
使人觉得羞愧、懊恼和恼怒。 - He was preoccupied with chagrin and etiquette.
他耿耿于怀的是经受的屈辱和礼仪。 - He took the book, to Paul's immense chagrin, and began the copying himself.
他拿过薄子自己抄起来,弄得保罗十分沮丧。