dismay

[dis'mei]

n.沮丧, 绝望
vt.使 ... 沮丧, 使 ... 惊愕

例句与用法：

Her face registered dismay.

她脸上流露出惊慌的神色

This appointment was greeted with relief, dismay, etc.

这一委任使人欣慰、 怅惘等。

It dismayed us that the project had been canceled.

那个计划取消了，这让我们非常惊讶。

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。

词形变化：

副词: dismayingly | 动词过去式: dismayed | 动词过去分词: dismayed | 动词现在分词: dismaying | 动词第三人称单数: dismays |

详细释义：

n.

惊慌, 沮丧, 气馁[U]

To his dismay, James saw a tear steal down her cheek.

令詹姆士惊愕的是, 他看到一颗泪珠从她面颊上悄悄滚落。

vt.

使惊慌, 使沮丧, 使气馁[H][(+at/by)]

The teacher was dismayed at the students' lack of response.

老师对学生的毫无反应感到沮丧。