dismay

dismaydismayD.J.:[disˈmei]K.K.:[dɪsˈme]vt.1.■使惊愕, 使焦虑, 使气馁The thought that she might fail the history test dismayed her.想到历史可能考不及格时, 她很沮丧。I was dismayed to learn that she had failed again.得知她又一次失败, 我感到惊愕。n.1.■惊愕, 气馁I am filled with dismay at the news.我对这个消息极为震惊。To their dismay, the door was locked.使他们惊慌的是, 门已被锁上了。“Someone stole my house!” she said in dismay.“有人偷了我们家!”她惊恐地说。I was dismayed when I recongnized the voice of Mrs. Bates.当我听出是贝茨夫人的声音时, 我感到丧气。

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dismay[dis'mei]vt.1.■(因突然的危险等)使完全丧失勇气，使灰心丧气，使胆怯，使气馁，使沮丧，使失望；使幻灭；威吓：He was dismayed to learn of their disloyalty.他得知他们对他的不忠，感到很失望。They were dismayed to find that the house had been washed away.他们发现房子被水冲走了感到沮丧。2.■使惊愕，使惊恐，使吃惊到不安(或丧失勇气)的程度，使丧胆：The surprise attack dismayed the enemy troops.突然袭击使敌军丧胆。She was dumbly dismayed at the news.听见那消息她惊愕得发呆了。3.■使不安：The boy's failing grades dismayed his parents.这名男孩不能升级令父母不安。n.1.■失望，绝望，气馁，灰心，沮丧；幻灭2.■惊愕，惊恐，丧胆3.■不安近义词appallhorrifydaunt

dismaydismay[disˈmei]vt.1.■使灰心, 使沮丧; 使惊愕He was dismayed at the size of his adversary.对手的魁伟身材使他丧失了勇气。

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词性变化dismay[disˈmei]n.1.■灰心, 沮丧; 惊愕The enemy retreated in perfect dismay.敌人沮丧地退去。

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继承用法dismayednessn.

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参考词汇dismay;appall;horrify;都含“使沮丧”、“使灰心”、“使惊吓”的意思。1.■dismay指“面临突然地令人惊吓、困惑或烦恼的事时, 表现畏惧、缺乏勇气或手足无措”, 如:He was dismayed at his lack of understanding.他对自已的无知感到沮丧。2.■appall指“使惊吓”、“使丧胆”, 如:an appalling death rate令人吃惊的死亡率。3.■horrify 指“使恐怖”、“使惊骇”, 如:She felt horrified at the sight.见这情景, 她感到恐怖。