dismayed

英 [dɪsˈmeɪd]

美 [dɪsˈmeɪd]

v.  使诧异; 使惊愕; 使失望
dismay的过去分词和过去式

过去式：dismayed　过去分词：dismayed　

BNC.13686 / COCA.16835

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.
  1. Local councillors have reacted with dismay and indignation...
     地方政务委员的反应是惊恐和愤怒。
  2. Lucy discovered to her dismay that she was pregnant...
     露西惊恐地发现自己怀孕了。
  3. 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。
  4. Meg looked up at her in dismay.
     梅格抬头焦虑地望了她一眼。
• VERB 使惊恐;使焦急;使哀伤
  If youare dismayedby something, it makes you feel afraid, worried, or sad.
  1. The committee was dismayed by what it had been told...
     委员会对所告知的一切很是惊愕。
  2. The thought that she was crying dismayed him.
     想到她正在流泪，他伤心不已。

英英释义

adj

• struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  Synonym:aghast(p)appalledshocked

双语例句

• The thought that she was crying dismayed him.
  想到她正在流泪，他伤心不已。
• But they were not dismayed.
  可是他们并没有现出畏缩的样子。
• He was dismayed to see that his opponent was such a strong person.
  看到对手这么强壮，他泄气了。
• When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
  11扫罗和以色列众人听见非利士人的这些话，就惊惶，极其害怕。
• He was astonished, but by no means dismayed.
  他是惊讶的，但是一点也不惊慌。
• He was dismayed by the mediocrity of the people working with him.
  他对与其共事者的平庸感到很失望。
• Some may be dismayed to learn that there are at least three more "Duchamp urinals".
  有些人可能会失望地得知，至少有三个“杜尚小便器”。
• I was dismayed to learn that the lecture was cancelled.
  得知讲座取消了我很失望。
• I was homesick and dismayed by the quiet of the country.
  我想家，乡村的寂静使我哀伤。
• Well, speaking as a journalist I'm dismayed by the amount of pressure there is for pictures of combat.
  嗯，作为一名新闻记者，拍摄战争场面的巨大压力让我深感不安。