Disappointing

(adj.) not up to expectations; 'a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising' .

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• He found that Wilbur Wright actually preferred to fly without an audience, and thought nothing of disappointing the crowds that gathered to watch him. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• I might almost say heart-breaking, too, for of all the elusive, disappointing things one ever hunted for that was the worst. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Men and women cannot be brought together in schools or colleges at forty or fifty years of age; and if they could the result would be disappointing. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• I had had my lesson: I had learned how severe for me was the pain of crossing, or grieving, or disappointing him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Not at all, was her answer; but depend upon it, he means to be severe on us, and our surest way of disappointing him will be to ask nothing about it. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Upon my word, cried Miss Crawford, you are two of the most disappointing and unfeeling kind friends I ever met with! 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Time and time again I rose with upstretched hand, only to feel the disappointing rocks close above me. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Emma thanked him, but could not allow of his disappointing his friend on their account; her father was sure of his rubber. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Behind evil there is power, and it is folly,--wasting and disappointing folly,--to ignore this power because it has found an evil issue. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Yes, sir, and it has proved most disappointing. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Miss Bingley, however, was incapable of disappointing Mr. Darcy in anything, and persevered therefore in requiring an explanation of his two motives. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Well, I suppose I am, said Crispin smilingly; but one which will shortly be explained, and, like all riddles, turn out to be very disappointing. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Chesterton, Histon, Waterbeach, and Oakington have each been explored, and have each proved disappointing. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• The power of disappointing them, it was true, must always be hers. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• Even if this family, the Braithwaites, are put off, I am still afraid that some excuse may be found for disappointing us. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Colonel Brandon again repeated his sorrow at being the cause of disappointing the party; but at the same time declared it to be unavoidable. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• It was my misfortune to be a man--and Limping Lucy enjoyed disappointing me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Did you ever know anything so disappointing? 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.

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