单词：dismays
音标：[disˈmeiz] ；
n. 惊愕, 气馁( dismay的名词复数 )
v. 使惊愕, 使焦虑, 使气馁( dismay的第三人称单数 )
v. 使惊愕, 使焦虑, 使气馁( dismay的第三人称单数 )
n the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
n fear resulting from the awareness of danger
v lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
v fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
n fear resulting from the awareness of danger
v lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
v fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
dismay的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- The enemy retreated in perfect dismay.敌人沮丧地退去。
- To my dismay, he made the same mistakes.让我感到沮丧的是，他又犯了同样的错误。
- He watched the burning bouse with dismay.他绝望地看着着火的房子。
用作及物动词(vt.)
- The teacher was dismayed at the students' lack of response.老师对学生的毫无反应感到沮丧。
- It dismayed us that the project had been canceled.那个计划取消了，这让我们非常惊讶。
常见句型
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+～(+A)- Soldiers must never dismay.军人必须永不气馁。
- 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。
- He dismayed his colleagues by refusing the offer.他拒绝了这项建议,使同事们感到惊讶。 1
- I was dismayed at the news.我听到这个消息,很沮丧。
- He was dismayed when he found his wallet gone.他发现丢了钱包而惊慌失措。
- The speaker was dismayed by the audience's lack of interest.听众没有兴趣,讲演者感到沮丧。
- The travellers were dismayed to find the bridge had been wash away.旅行者们发现桥被冲跑了,很沮丧。
- I was dismayed to learn that she had failed again.得知她又一次失败,我感到失望。
- She in one lifetime sees all causes lost, herself dismayed and hopeless.一生中,她看见所有事业都归于失败,而她自己则心灰意冷、无比失望。
用作名词(n.)
- I am filled with dismay at the news.我对这个消息极为震惊。
- To their dismay, the door was locked.使他们惊慌的是,门已被锁上了。
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+副词- dismay extremely极端沮丧
- dismay thoroughly完全气馁
- dismay utterly十分惊愕
- dismay at the news对这消息感到惊愕
- dismay by由于…而沮丧
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～- feel dismay感到惊愕
- strike dismay使惊恐不安
- fill〔struck〕 with dismay极为惊愕
经典引文
My amusement at this soon changed to dismay.sssss Tolkien
出自：ssssG. B. ShawShe hugged him tightly with tears in her eyes, dismayed at how much he had changed.
出自：J. G. Farrell
【近义词】
- alarm警报
- consternation惊愕
- bewilder 使迷惑
- confuse使困惑
- bother烦扰
- disturb扰乱
- embarrass使窘迫
- appall使 ... 胆寒
- frighten使惊吓
- depress使沮丧
- daunt使 ... 胆怯
- disappointment失望
- shock震惊
- apprehension理解
- panic惊慌
- sadness悲哀
- depression沮丧
- disappoint使失望
- sadden(使)黯淡
- perturb使烦恼
- discourage阻碍
- horror恐怖
- fright惊骇
- terror恐怖
- horrify使恐惧
- funk恐惧
- demoralise使堕落
- demoralize使士气低落
- discouragement挫折
- get down下来
- dispirit使沮丧
- deject <古>垂头丧气的...
- cast down扔掉
- appal使 ... 惊骇
- disheartenment气馁
【反义词】
- cheer欢呼