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
- 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。 - 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。 - Played the woman and shook his hand in disapproval with chagrin on her face.
撒娇的摇著他的手，一脸的委屈状！ - 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。 - Much to our chagrin, you've done it again.
令我们遗憾的是，你又这么做了。 - Much to my chagrin, my credit card was declined.
我的信用卡被拒用了，我懊恼极了。 - He was preoccupied with chagrin and etiquette.
他耿耿于怀的是经受的屈辱和礼仪。 - To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit.
使懊恼，使受屈辱，使窘迫。 - Though I'd heard quite a lot from the western media, I realized, to my chagrin, that I'd never once actually asked a Hong Kong resident how they felt.
尽管从西方媒介那里听到的不少，令我懊恼的是，我还从没有真正问过一个香港人他们是怎么想的。