n.(名词)

1. 沮丧，灰心，气馁，丧气，丧失勇气，垂头丧气
2. 惊慌，惊惶，慌张，万分惊恐，丧胆
3. 惊愕，诧异，吃惊，惊奇
4. 沮丧情绪
5. 狼狈，狼狈的样子

v.(动词)

1. 使气馁，使沮丧，使失望，使灰心
2. 使惊慌，使丧胆
3. 沮丧，泄气，灰心丧气
4. 使...苦恼
5. 非常不安
6. 使惊愕，使诧异

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. (使)惊愕或气馁 (cause to) fell with dismay

n.(名词)

1. [U]惊愕,气馁 feeling of shock and discouragement

Noun:

1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

2. fear resulting from the awareness of danger

Verb:

1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted;

   "These news depressed her"
   "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
   

2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;

   "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
   "The news of the executions horrified us"
   

1.惊恐;焦虑;哀伤
dismay is a strong feeling of fear, worry, or sadness that is caused by something unpleasant and unexpected.

e.g. Local councillors have reacted withdismay and indignation...
地方政务委员的反应是惊恐和愤怒。
e.g. Lucy discovered to herdismay that she was pregnant...
露西惊恐地发现自己怀孕了。

2.使惊恐;使焦急;使哀伤
If youare dismayed by something, it makes you feel afraid, worried, or sad.

e.g. The committee was dismayed by what it had been told...
委员会对所告知的一切很是惊愕。
e.g. The thought that she was crying dismayed him.
想到她正在流泪，他伤心不已。

dismayed
He was dismayed at the cynicism of the youngsters...
他对年轻人的玩世不恭感到惊愕。
He was dismayed to find that his hands were shaking.
他惶恐地发现自己的手正在发抖。

1. 沮丧：- unrestrained 无限制的 | -dismay 沮丧 | - antipathy 憎恶,反感

2. 惊愕：dismal 忧郁的 |dismay 惊愕 | disobey 不服从

3. 惊慌：confide#透露;信赖 |dismay#惊慌 | convey#传达;通报

4. 惊愕的：l panic惊慌的 | ├dismay惊愕的 | ├shocked震惊的

The enemy retreated in perfect dismay.

敌人沮丧地退去。

To my dismay, he made the same mistakes.

让我感到沮丧的是，他又犯了同样的错误。

He watched the burning bouse with dismay.

他绝望地看着着火的房子。

The teacher was dismayed at the students' lack of response.

老师对学生的毫无反应感到沮丧。

It dismayed us that the project had been canceled.

那个计划取消了，这让我们非常惊讶。

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。

Their reaction dismayed him.

他们的反应使他感到惊愕。

He was dismayed at the change in his old friend.

他对老朋友变化之大感到震惊。

The suggestion was greeted by a dismayed silence.

大家对这个建议感到惊愕，谁都不吭声。

They were dismayed to find that the ferry had already left.

他们发现渡船已经离开，感到很失望。

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 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。

I cannot think of such a battle without dismay.

我每一想到这种战争的情形就心惊肉跳.

It is the place not of disgust and dismay, but of sorrow and meditation.

古人的坟墓并不要使人生出憎厌和沮丧的情感, 而是叫人来哀悼和沉思的.

She stared at the intruder in dismay.

她惊恐地瞪视着那个闯入者.

They were filled with dismay by the news.

这消息使他们震惊.

She assumed an air of confidence in spite of her dismay.

她尽管惊慌,但仍装作有信心的样子.

Among policymakers in the east, the dismay is tangible.

大多数的东欧领导人都显得灰心丧气.

The old man groaned with dismay.

那老人因惊慌而呻吟.

The oil industry reacted with dismay, warning the moves would hit jobs and the economy.

油气业对此感到惊愕,警告称,推迟海上钻井会影响就业和经济.

Under a cruel eye outworn. The little ones spend the day, In sighing and dismay.

在陈腐而残酷的眼睛监视下, 在叹息和沮丧中, 小孩子们度过白天.

He glanced back, and saw to his dismay that they were gaining on him.

他回头一看, 发现他们正在向他逼近,不禁万分惊恐.

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.

Here was matter for dismay, for they were soaked through and chilled.

这真是晦气的事, 因为他们都湿透了,而且浑身发冷.

To the dismay of wouldbe gene tinkerers, human eggs are scarce and tricky to work with.

未来的基因修补者吃惊的发现, 人类的卵子数量稀少,而且很难对付.

The prideful cat hunted around like a headoff inand finally left in dismay.

傲岸的猫就像无头苍蝇同样四下里寻找但一无所得,最后只好灰蒙蒙地走了.

And to his dismay, the local black college turned Jamie down for a scholarship.

而且令他沮丧的是, 当地的黑人大学竟拒绝杰米申请奖学金.

Otherwise, inundation would ensue to our dismay.

若不疏导, 只能眼巴巴看着它泛滥.

'someone stole my house!'she said in dismay.

“ 有人偷了我们家! ” 她惊恐地说.

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Soldiers must never dismay.
   军人必须永不气馁。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. The thought that she might fail the history test dismayed her.
   想到她的历史可能考不及格时,她很气馁。
2. He dismayed his colleagues by refusing the offer.
   他拒绝了这项建议,使同事们感到惊讶。
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3. I was dismayed at the news.
   我听到这个消息,很沮丧。
4. He was dismayed when he found his wallet gone.
   他发现丢了钱包而惊慌失措。
5. The speaker was dismayed by the audience's lack of interest.
   听众没有兴趣,讲演者感到沮丧。
6. The travellers were dismayed to find the bridge had been wash away.
   旅行者们发现桥被冲跑了,很沮丧。
7. I was dismayed to learn that she had failed again.
   得知她又一次失败,我感到失望。

其他

1. She in one lifetime sees all causes lost, herself dismayed and hopeless.
   一生中,她看见所有事业都归于失败,而她自己则心灰意冷、无比失望。

1. I am filled with dismay at the news.
   我对这个消息极为震惊。
2. To their dismay, the door was locked.
   使他们惊慌的是,门已被锁上了。

～+副词

• dismay%20extremely">dismay extremely极端沮丧
• dismay%20thoroughly">dismay thoroughly完全气馁
• dismay%20utterly">dismay utterly十分惊愕

～+介词

• dismay%20at%20the%20news">dismay at the news对这消息感到惊愕
• dismay%20by">dismay by由于…而沮丧

动词+～

• dismay">feel dismay感到惊愕
• dismay">strike dismay使惊恐不安

介词+～

• dismay">fill〔struck〕 with dismay极为惊愕

• My amusement at this soon changed to dismay.sssss Tolkien

  出自：ssssG. B. Shaw

• She hugged him tightly with tears in her eyes, dismayed at how much he had changed.

  出自：J. G. Farrell

v.(动词)

1. dismay的基本意思是指因前景可怕、不乐观或因受挫折而失去干某事的力量。
2. dismay可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接表示人的名词或代词作宾语。
3. dismay后常接介词at或by,介词宾语为事,表示“沮丧”。
4. dismay的过去分词dismayed常用作形容词,在句中作表语。

v.(动词)

dismay, appal, daunt, horrify

这组词的共同意思是“引起惊恐、忧郁或使丧失勇气”。其区别在于:dismay指因前景令人沮丧或对某事束手无策,而失去继续干某事的力量; appal指足以把人吓瘫的恐惧,也指遇到无法改变的、使人惊愕的事或物所表现出的无能为力; daunt强调试图干大胆的事,但被威胁或压制,因而停止或退却; 而horrify指见到令人毛骨悚然的东西时的一种恐惧和发抖的反应,也可指失去尊严所引起的暂时的厌恶感。