disillusion[,disi'lju:ʒən]

• vt.
  • 唤醒；使醒悟，使觉悟；使不再着迷：

    I hate to disillusion you,but your chances of winning are practically zero.

    我不忍心使你失望，但你取胜的机会实际上等于零。

  • 使不抱幻想，使幻想破灭，使…的理想破灭，使感到幻灭：

    The students became disillusioned about the romance of camping once the heavy rains collapsed their tent.

    大雨冲坍了帐篷后学生们对野营所抱的浪漫幻想破灭了。

• n.
  • 醒悟,觉悟;幻灭,理想破灭;不抱幻想(=disillusionment)