不孚众望 meaning in English
not to live up to the people's expectations; be not popular with [among] the people [masses]
Examples
- Bureaucratically unpopular orders can be evaded in a variety of ways .
官僚主义式的，不孚众望的命令，可以被人们用各种各样的办法来回避。 - But as the latter did not inspire complete confidence , his power too was limited
但是巴克莱不孚众望，他的权力却受到了限制。 - You must have a certain fascination : parnell , arthur griffith is a squareheaded fellow but he has no go in him for the mob
你得有点儿个人魅力才行，像巴涅尔那样。阿瑟格里菲思是个奉公守法的人，然而不孚众望。 - Then she hardened herself to it , and it became a sort of tonic , something to live up to . it was not that she and clifford were unpopular , they merely belonged to another species altogether from the colliers
后来她忍耐下来了，反而觉得那是一服强身剂，是予人以一种生趣的什么东西，这并不是因为她和克利福不孚众望，仅仅是因为他们和矿工是完全不同的两种人罢了。 - And the new 2007 / 08 season brought a change of fortune for his club , with three goals in three successive champions league games putting liverpool into the knockout stages of the tournament after it had looked like they were doomed to crash out early
眼下07 - 08赛季的利物浦队情况已大有改观，连续三场欧冠比赛连赢三球，尽管有着不孚众望的开局，利物浦依然稳步迈进了欧冠的舞台。