dismay
dismay 英 [dɪsˈmeɪ] 美 [dɪsˈme]
n. 沮丧，失望，惊愕 vt. 使沮丧；使失望
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- 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.
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- n. 沮丧，失望，惊愕
- vt. 使沮丧；使失望
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1. She could not hide her dismay at the result.
她无法掩饰自己对这一结果的沮丧。
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2. He looked at her in dismay.
他诧异地看着她。
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3. To her dismay,her name was not on the list.
使她难过的是，名单上没有她的名字。
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4. The news has been greeted with dismay by local business leaders.
当地商界领袖听到这消息都感到很丧气。
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5. Their reaction dismayed him.
他们的反应使他感到惊愕。
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6. The suggestion was greeted by a dismayed silence.
大家对这个建议感到惊愕，谁都不吭声。
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7. They were dismayed to find that the ferry had already left.
他们发现渡船已经离开，感到很失望。
- dismay (n.) c. 1300, from dismay (v.).
- dismay (v.) late 13c., dismaien, from Old French *desmaier (attested only in past participle dismaye), from Latin de- intensive prefix + Old French esmaier "to trouble, disturb," from Vulgar Latin *exmagare "divest of power or ability" (source of Italian smagare "to weaken, dismay, discourage"), from ex- (see ex-) + Proto-Germanic *magan "to be able" (source also of Old High German magen "to be powerful or able"), from PIE root *magh- "to be able, have power." Spanish desmayer "to be dispirited" is a loan word from Old French. Related: Dismayed; dismaying.
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