Losing the match was a bitter disappointment for the team.

输掉这场比赛对这个队来说是一件伤心失望的事。

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For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment.

对很多人来说，他们期盼已久的返乡成了一件令人伤心失望的事。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

They were a bitter disappointment.

它们极令人失望。

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In most fairy tales, after all, the fountain of youth turns out a bitter disappointment.

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After they had at last come so close, this week's defeat was a bitter disappointment to Washingtonians.

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It was a bitter disappointment for Villa, who started so promisingly, but they tired as the game wore on at Wembley and United ultimately deserved their triumph.

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