disappoint sb
使失望:
Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans.
她決定取消這場音樂會,肯定會使她的歌迷失望。

be played for a fool
被當傻子耍了
He was played for a fool and lost his money.
他被當傻子一樣耍了還丟了錢。

despite the fact that
盡管事實如何
She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring.
盡管她認為物理枯燥無味,她卻學得很好。

a member of the ruling / intellectual elite
上層統(tǒng)治集團的成員；知識界的精英
Public opinion is influenced by the small ruling elite who control the media.
輿論為少數(shù)控制著新聞媒介的上層人士所左右。

go mainstream
成為主流
If the technology goes mainstream,Rockefeller will face his biggest challenge ever.如果這種技術(shù)成為主流 洛克菲勒必將面臨人生中最大的挑戰(zhàn)。

notable (for sth)
值得注意的；顯著的；重要的
His eyes are his most notable feature.
他的雙眼是他最明顯的特征。

pioneer(in / of sth)
先鋒；先驅(qū)；帶頭人
He is the pioneer in the field of microsurgery.
他是顯微外科領(lǐng)域的創(chuàng)始人。