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

• I am dismayed to hear the terrible news.
  听到这可怕的消息我非常惊慌。
• I was dismayed to learn that they had lost the game again.
  听说他们又败了一局我真是灰心丧。
• He said Chinese representatives had expressed their objections directly to European regulators but been dismayed by the response.
  他表示，中方代表已直接向欧洲监管部门表达了反对意见，但对欧方的答复表示失望。
• He was astonished, but by no means dismayed.
  他是惊讶的，但是一点也不惊慌。
• I was dismayed to learn that the lecture was cancelled.
  得知讲座取消了我很失望。
• 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。
• We were dismayed by the violence of his reaction.
  他暴烈的反应使我们惊愕。
• 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。
• He was dismayed at the sad news.
  这悲惨的消息使他惊慌。
• 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。