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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- displeasure [dɪs'plεʒə]
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1.
n
the condition of being displeased
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2.
n
[archaic]
pain
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3.
n
an act or cause of offence
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4.
vb
an archaic word for displease
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1.
n
the condition of being displeased
Examples
- 她不高兴地瞪着他。
- She glared at him with displeasure. → 瞪
- 不高兴地咕嘟着嘴
- purse one's lips in displeasure → 咕嘟
- 他看见有人吐痰，皱了皱眉头。
- He frowned with displeasure when he saw someone spit. → 皱眉头
- 我们去少数民族朋友家里时一定要考虑到他们的讳忌, 以免闹出不愉快的事。
- When we are visiting ethnic minority families, we must bear in mind their social taboos so as not to cause any displeasure. → 讳忌
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