displease
- vt. 使生氣;觸怒
- vi. 使生氣;使不快
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
dis-, 不,非,使相反。please, 取悅,請。
英文詞源
- displease (v.)
- early 14c., from Old French desplais-, present tense stem of desplaisir "to displease" (13c.), from Latin displicere "displease," from dis- "not" (see dis-) + placere "to please" (see please). Related: Displeased; displeasing.
雙語例句
- 1. No sooner had I uttered the words than I could have kicked myself, for I knew they would displease him.
- 話才一出口,我就責(zé)備自己, 因?yàn)橹肋@些話會(huì)使他不高興的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Not wishing to displease her, he avoided answering the question.
- 為了不惹她生氣,他對(duì)這個(gè)問題避而不答。
來自辭典例句
- 3. You displease your father when you don't obey him.
- 當(dāng)你不服從你父親時(shí),你就會(huì)使他不高興.
來自辭典例句
- 4. He'd do anything rather than displease his parents.
- 他無論如何也不會(huì)惹父母生氣.
來自辭典例句
- 5. She couldn't afford to displease her boss.
- 她得罪不起她的上司.
來自辭典例句