she couldn't afford to displease her boss.
她得罪不起她的上司。
in the circumstances the last thing any government in europe will want is to be seen to displease the new american president.
既然如此,欧洲任何一个国家都不愿做的就是惹恼了这位新任美国总统。
optimism assumes, or attempts to prove, that the universe exists to please us, and pessimism that it exists to displease us.
乐观主义假定或企图证明宇宙存在是为了使我们快乐;
but i never did anything intentionally to displease him; i liked the job too well to put a noose around my neck.
不过我从来没有有意做什么事情使他不快,我大喜欢这份工作了,绝不会把绞索往自己脖子上套。
she pulls a long face as soon as anything happens to displease her.
遇到不如意的事,她马上就会沉下脸来。