dismay
英 [dɪsˈmeɪ]
美 [dɪsˈmeɪ]
n. 诧异; 惊愕; 灰心; 丧气
v. 使诧异; 使惊愕; 使失望
过去式:dismayed 过去分词:dismayed 现在分词:dismaying 复数:dismays 第三人称单数:dismays
Collins.2 / BNC.7726 / COCA.9018
牛津词典
noun
- 诧异;惊愕;灰心;丧气
a worried, sad feeling after you have received an unpleasant surprise- She could not hide her dismay at the result.
她无法掩饰自己对这一结果的惶恐不安。 - He looked at her in dismay .
他诧异地看着她。 - To her dismay , her name was not on the list.
使她难过的是,名单上没有她的名字。 - The news has been greeted with dismay by local business leaders.
当地商界领袖听到这消息都感到很丧气。
- She could not hide her dismay at the result.
verb
- 使诧异;使惊愕;使失望
to make sb feel shocked and disappointed- Their reaction dismayed him.
他们的反应使他感到惊愕。
- Their reaction dismayed him.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 惊恐;焦虑;哀伤
Dismayis a strong feeling of fear, worry, or sadness that is caused by something unpleasant and unexpected.- Local councillors have reacted with dismay and indignation...
地方政务委员的反应是惊恐和愤怒。 - Lucy discovered to her dismay that she was pregnant...
露西惊恐地发现自己怀孕了。 - The ministers expressed dismay at the continued practice of ethnic cleansing...
部长们表达了对持续进行的种族清洗的忧虑。 - Meg looked up at her in dismay.
梅格抬头焦虑地望了她一眼。
- Local councillors have reacted with dismay and indignation...
- VERB 使惊恐;使焦急;使哀伤
If youare dismayedby something, it makes you feel afraid, worried, or sad.- The committee was dismayed by what it had been told...
委员会对所告知的一切很是惊愕。 - The thought that she was crying dismayed him.
想到她正在流泪,他伤心不已。
- The committee was dismayed by what it had been told...
英英释义
noun
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
verb
- fill with apprehension or alarm
- I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
- The news of the executions horrified us
- lower someone's spirits
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
双语例句
- To my dismay, this university was closed.
使我沮丧的是,这所大学停办了。 - Local councillors have reacted with dismay and indignation
地方政务委员的反应是惊恐和愤怒。 - I am filled with dismay at the news.
我对这个消息极为震惊。 - The teacher groaned with dismay.
老师因惊慌而呻吟。 - To my dismay, he came at last.
让我惊讶的是,他最后还是来了。 - We were all looking at each other in dismay and at a loss for words.
我们都面面相觑,不知说什么才好。 - I can understand the feelings of parents, in fact, I am also a little dismay.
我可以理解,其实父母的感情,我也有点失望。 - The ministers expressed dismay at the continued practice of ethnic cleansing
部长们表达了对持续进行的种族清洗的忧虑。 - She could not hide her dismay at the result.
她无法掩饰自己对这一结果的惶恐不安。 - He looked at me in dismay when I told him I had crashed the car.
当我告诉他我把汽车撞坏了时,他惊愕地望着我。