displease

displease

英 [dɪs'pliːz]
　　美 [dɪs'pliz]

vt. 使生氣；觸怒
　　vi. 使生氣；使不快

中文詞源：

displease 不悅

dis-, 不，非，使相反。please, 取悅，請。

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,我就責備自己, 因為知道這些話會使他不高興的.

2. Not wishing to displease her, he avoided answering the question.
為瞭不惹她生氣，他對這個問題避而不答。

3. You displease your father when you don't obey him.
當你不服從你父親時,你就會使他不高興.

4. He'd do anything rather than displease his parents.
他無論如何也不會惹父母生氣.

5. She couldn't afford to displease her boss.
她得罪不起她的上司.