gotten a smack in the eye

• v. 遭受挫折(感到失望)

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Man will suffer many disappointments in his quest for truth.
   人类在探索真理过程中必然会遭受挫折。
2. He foresaw frustration in this drive to democratize other lands.
   他预见到了在其它土地上进行民主化的努力将遭受挫折。