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

• They were both quite dismayed by what they heard.
  两人听了，很过意不去。
• I was dismayed to learn that the lecture was cancelled.
  得知讲座取消了我很失望。
• But he was surprised and dismayed to hear that people saw him as intolerant.
  但是当他听说人们认为他很偏狭的时候，他还是感到吃惊和沮丧。
• I was homesick and dismayed by the quiet of the country.
  我想家，乡村的寂静使我哀伤。
• What dismayed me most about their behaviour was their rudeness.
  他们的行为最让我失望的是他们的粗鲁。
• But they were not dismayed.
  可是他们并没有现出畏缩的样子。
• 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。
• The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
  这次奇袭大灭了敌人的威风。
• I am dismayed to hear the terrible news.
  听到这可怕的消息我非常惊慌。
• We were dismayed by the violence of his reaction.
  他暴烈的反应使我们惊愕。