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chagrin n.懊恼v.使 ... 懊恼 (1) 他没能赢那场比赛，大为懊丧。(2) 他苦恼地发现原来他头上的毛发是那么的稀疏。 The word chagrin, a noun, comes from the French word of the same spelling and means "melancholy, anxiety, vexation." An odd fact about the word in English is that it had been thought to be related to another, similar-sounding word, shagreen, "an untanned leather with a granular surface, prepared from the hide of a horse, shark, seal, etc." When one mistakes one word as a relative of another, it's called "false etymology."

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英 ['ʃæɡrɪn] 美 [ʃə'ɡrɪn] (1) Much to his chagrin, he do not win the race.(2) He noted with chagrin how little hair clung to his head. Chagrin is a noun that represents an emotion or feeling and it's an uncomfortable one. If you feel chagrin, it means that you are embarrassed or distressed as a result of a failure. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]懊恼；窝火；失望 Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure.   [usu with poss]  [FORMAL 正式]  [WRITTEN 笔语]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。

英语单词	chagrin
英美音标	英 ['ʃæɡrɪn] 美 [ʃə'ɡrɪn]
中文释义	n.懊恼 v.使 ... 懊恼
英语例句	(1) Much to his chagrin, he do not win the race. (2) He noted with chagrin how little hair clung to his head.
中文例句	(1) 他没能赢那场比赛，大为懊丧。 (2) 他苦恼地发现原来他头上的毛发是那么的稀疏。
vocabulary简明	Chagrin is a noun that represents an emotion or feeling and it's an uncomfortable one. If you feel chagrin, it means that you are embarrassed or distressed as a result of a failure.
vocabulary扩展	The word chagrin, a noun, comes from the French word of the same spelling and means "melancholy, anxiety, vexation." An odd fact about the word in English is that it had been thought to be related to another, similar-sounding word, shagreen, "an untanned leather with a granular surface, prepared from the hide of a horse, shark, seal, etc." When one mistakes one word as a relative of another, it's called "false etymology."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]懊恼；窝火；失望 Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure. [usu with poss] [FORMAL 正式] [WRITTEN 笔语] 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。

Chagrin Word Feeling Means Failure 英 ʃæɡrɪn] 美 ʃə'ɡrɪn