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
- 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。 - Next day it all came out, sadly to my chagrin; and still I was not altogether sorry: I thought the burden of directing and warning would be more efficiently borne by him than me.
第二天就都说出来了,使我懊恼之至;可我还不十分难过:我以为指导和警戒的担子由他担负比由我担负会有效多了。 - Thinking about the matter gave ME more chagrin than the whistle gave ME pleasure.
我一想到这件事就懊恼,甚于那哨子给我的乐趣。 - His increasingly visible chagrin sets up a vicious circle.
他的明显的不满引起了一种恶性循环。 - 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 the chagrin of the pundit class, sometimes there are no satisfying answers.
令专家们懊恼的是,有些时候就是没有令人满意的答案。 - 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 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。