displease
vt. 使生气,使不愉快; 冒犯,触怒
vi. 使生气; 使不快
If something or someone displeases you, they make you annoyed or rather angry.
Not wishing to displease her, he avoided answering the question.
为了不惹她生气,他对这个问题避而不答。
1. give displeasure to
You displease your father when you don't obey him.
当你不服从你父亲时,你就会使他不高兴.
Well, I can't afford to displease my boss.
哎, 我可得罪不起我的老板.
No sooner had I uttered the words than I could have kicked myself, for I knew they would displease him.
话才一出口,我就责备自己, 因为知道这些话会使他不高兴的.
She couldn't afford to displease her boss.
她得罪不起她的上司.
There's always something about success that displease even your best friend.
成功总带有一些连好朋友也为之感到不愉快的东西.