立彬の日本語
選手たちは期待はずれだった。
tbd
The athletes fell far short of our expectations.
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選手， せんしゅ
1. player (of a sport), athlete, team member
选手
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期待はずれ， 期待外れ， きたいはずれ
1. disappointment, let-down
tbd
たち， 達
1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
复数后缀
は
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
指示句子的主题；表示与另一选项（无论是否明确提及）形成对比；表示强调