dash somebody's hopesDISAPPOINTEDto disappoint someone by telling them that what they want is not possible 使某人的希望破灭,让某人失望 Hopkins’ hopes were dashed when his appeal was denied. 霍普金斯的上诉被拒后,他的希望破灭了。
dash somebody’s hopes• a shattering knee injury which dashed his hopes of playing in the World Cup• I didn't want to dash your hopes unnecessarily.
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