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dismay n.沮丧；绝望vt.使 ... 沮丧；使 ... 惊愕 (1) 敌人沮丧地退去。(2) 让我感到沮丧的是，他又犯了同样的错误。(3) 他绝望地看着着火的房子。(4) 老师对学生的毫无反应感到沮丧。(5) 那个计划取消了，这让我们非常惊讶。 The first part of dismay comes from the Latin prefix dis-, which comes in handy when you want to put a negative spin on words (dishonest, discount, disenchant, etc.). The last bit of dismay most likely comes from the Germanic word magan, meaning "to be able to." You can employ the word dismay to describe how you feel in a variety of negative situations that you doubt you are able to handle.

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英 [dɪs'meɪ] 美 [dɪs'meɪ] (1) The enemy retreated in perfect dismay.(2) To my dismay, he made the same mistakes.(3) He watched the burning bouse with dismay.(4) The teacher was dismayed at the students' lack of response.(5) It dismayed us that the project had been canceled. If you discover late Sunday night that the dog really did eat your homework, you might cry out in dismay. Dismay describes an emotional state of alarm, fear, or serious disappointment. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]惊恐；焦虑；哀伤 Dismay is a strong feeling of fear, worry, or sadness that is caused by something unpleasant and unexpected.   [oft to N with poss]  [FORMAL 正式]Local councillors have reacted with dismay and indignation...地方政务委员的反应是惊恐和愤怒。Lucy discovered to her dismay that she was pregnant...露西惊恐地发现自己怀孕了。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。Meg looked up at her in dismay.梅格抬头焦虑地望了她一眼。2[VERB 动词]使惊恐；使焦急；使哀伤 If you are dismayed by something, it makes you feel afraid, worried, or sad.   [be V-ed]  [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]The committee was dismayed by what it had been told...委员会对所告知的一切很是惊愕。The thought that she was crying dismayed him.想到她正在流泪，他伤心不已。dismayedHe was dismayed at the cynicism of the youngsters...他对年轻人的玩世不恭感到惊愕。He was dismayed to find that his hands were shaking.他惶恐地发现自己的手正在发抖。

英语单词	dismay
英美音标	英 [dɪs'meɪ] 美 [dɪs'meɪ]
中文释义	n.沮丧；绝望 vt.使 ... 沮丧；使 ... 惊愕
英语例句	(1) The enemy retreated in perfect dismay. (2) To my dismay, he made the same mistakes. (3) He watched the burning bouse with dismay. (4) The teacher was dismayed at the students' lack of response. (5) It dismayed us that the project had been canceled.
中文例句	(1) 敌人沮丧地退去。 (2) 让我感到沮丧的是，他又犯了同样的错误。 (3) 他绝望地看着着火的房子。 (4) 老师对学生的毫无反应感到沮丧。 (5) 那个计划取消了，这让我们非常惊讶。
vocabulary简明	If you discover late Sunday night that the dog really did eat your homework, you might cry out in dismay. Dismay describes an emotional state of alarm, fear, or serious disappointment.
vocabulary扩展	The first part of dismay comes from the Latin prefix dis-, which comes in handy when you want to put a negative spin on words (dishonest, discount, disenchant, etc.). The last bit of dismay most likely comes from the Germanic word magan, meaning "to be able to." You can employ the word dismay to describe how you feel in a variety of negative situations that you doubt you are able to handle.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]惊恐；焦虑；哀伤 Dismay is a strong feeling of fear, worry, or sadness that is caused by something unpleasant and unexpected. [oft to N with poss] [FORMAL 正式] Local councillors have reacted with dismay and indignation... 地方政务委员的反应是惊恐和愤怒。 Lucy discovered to her dismay that she was pregnant... 露西惊恐地发现自己怀孕了。 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。 Meg looked up at her in dismay. 梅格抬头焦虑地望了她一眼。 2 [VERB 动词]使惊恐；使焦急；使哀伤 If you are dismayed by something, it makes you feel afraid, worried, or sad. [be V-ed] [V n] [FORMAL 正式] The committee was dismayed by what it had been told... 委员会对所告知的一切很是惊愕。 The thought that she was crying dismayed him. 想到她正在流泪，他伤心不已。 dismayed He was dismayed at the cynicism of the youngsters... 他对年轻人的玩世不恭感到惊愕。 He was dismayed to find that his hands were shaking. 他惶恐地发现自己的手正在发抖。

Dismay Dismayed Ed Fear Negative Word Feel [Formal