dismay
noun /dɪsˈmeɪ/
/dɪsˈmeɪ/
[uncountable]- a worried, sad feeling after you have received an unpleasant surprise
诧异；惊愕；灰心；丧气 - dismay at something 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。 - in dismay He looked at her in dismay.
他诧异地看着她。 - with dismay I read of her resignation with some dismay.
我看到她辞职的报道时有些沮丧。 - 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。 - to somebody's dismay 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。
Topics Feelingsc2- It was impossible to hide my dismay at what I had seen.
我无法掩饰对所见到的一切的沮丧心情。 - The government has expressed ‘deep dismay’ at police violence against protesters.
政府对于警察对抗议者使用暴力表示极度震惊。 - I felt a mounting dismay at the prospect.
我对前景感到越来越灰心。 - his dismay at her reaction
她的反应让他沮丧 - Louise stared at the torn letter in dismay.
路易丝沮丧地盯着撕成碎片的信。 - Much to my dismay, she was out when I called.
令我非常沮丧的是，我打电话时她正好出去了。 - Imagine my dismay when I saw his picture in the paper.
想象一下在报纸上看到他的照片时我有多惊愕。 - The news was greeted with widespread dismay.
人们普遍对这条信息感到沮丧。 - The laws on hunting cause dismay to many animal lovers.
狩猎法令许多动物爱好者感到沮丧。 - What she heard filled her with dismay.
她所听到的话令她十分沮丧。 - I felt a jolt of dismay.
我感到一阵灰心丧气。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- utter
- …
- feel
- express
- voice
- …
- in dismay
- with dismay
- dismay at
- …
- fill somebody with dismay
- (you can) imagine my dismay
- (much) to somebody’s dismay
- …
词源Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin dis- (expressing negation) + the Germanic base of the verb may. - dismay at something She could not hide her dismay at the result.