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

• He stared at his favourite child, dismayed, filled with fear.
  他惊愕地盯着自己最宠爱的孩子，满心恐惧。
• The committee was dismayed by what it had been told
  委员会对所告知的一切很是惊愕。
• But the letter dismayed him, too.
  但这封信也使他苦恼。
• I was dismayed to learn that the lecture was cancelled.
  得知讲座取消了我很失望。
• He ran back, panting and dismayed, to tell us what had happened.
  他气急败坏地跑回来把发生的事情告诉我们。
• She was dismayed at the news of her husband's failure.
  她得知丈夫失败的消息感到很沮丧。
• He was dismayed at the sad news.
  这悲惨的消息使他惊慌。
• 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”。
• 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。
• We were dismayed by the violence of his reaction.
  他暴烈的反应使我们惊愕。