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。 - He was preoccupied with chagrin and etiquette.
他耿耿于怀的是经受的屈辱和礼仪。 - Much to my chagrin, my credit card was declined.
我的信用卡被拒用了，我懊恼极了。 - 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。 - Quality as well as quantity is increasing to the chagrin of other Asian producers.
除数量外，中国钢铁的质量也在提高，这让其它亚洲钢铁生产商颇为苦恼。 - 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。 - Thomas discovered to his great chagrin that he was broke.
托马斯十分懊恼地发现自己破产了。 - Much to the chagrin of his children, when he died he left all his money to charity.
他去世时把所有的钱都留给了慈善事业，这使得他的子女很不高兴。 - 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。 - The deals were also leaked, to the professed chagrin of advisors on both sides.
双方顾问均公开表示恼火的是，两笔交易都曾走漏了风声。