chagrin
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chag·rin1 /ˈʃæɡrɪn $ ʃəˈɡrɪn/ noun [uncountableU] ANNOYannoyance and disappointment because something has not happened the way you hoped 懊恼,失望to somebody’s chagrin Much to her chagrin, I got the job. 让她大为懊恼的是,我得到了那份工作。
chagrin2 verb be chagrined formalANNOY to feel annoyed and disappointed 感到失望,感到懊恼 Dale was chagrined that she wasn’t impressed. 她没有被打动,这让戴尔很失望。
be chagrined• Lynch was chagrined at the delay.• We are chagrined, we are contrite and we are genuinely grateful to you for correcting us. chagrin• In a preseason game against Jacksonville, Doleman used another move to sack the quarterback that left the Jags' Boselli chagrined.• We four dietitians and our significant others felt especially chagrined.• Mary was so chagrined that she threw herself into a life of promiscuity.• We are chagrined, we are contrite and we are genuinely grateful to you for correcting us. Origin chagrin1 (1700-1800) French chagrin “sad”