dismay
dismay
verb
verb
- [with obj.](一般作 be dismayed)cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress
使惊愕；使悲痛
they were dismayed by the U-turn in policy.
政治上的180度大转弯让他们惊愕。
- [mass noun]consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected
（尤指因预料之外的事而）惊愕，悲痛
to his dismay, she left him.
让他悲痛的是，她离开了他。
- Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin dis- (expressing negation) + the Germanic base of may
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