dismay的意思|示意
v. 使惊愕,使焦虑,使失望
n. 惊恐,焦虑,哀伤
dismay的用法详解
英语单词dismay的用法讲解
dismay是一个英语单词,指的是因受到惊吓或不期而来的挫折而出现的沮丧感。它可以作为名词(n.)或动词(v.)使用。一般情况下,它是指对某事感到惊讶或沮丧。
作为动词,dismay意为“使失望、使沮丧”,可用于肯定句或疑问句中:
He was dismayed to hear that you weren't coming.
他听到你不会来,感到很沮丧。
Are you dismayed by the sudden news?
突如其来的消息让你们很失望吗?
名词dismay意为“失望、沮丧”,常和形容词capable一起使用来形容某人对某事的反应:
He was a man of capable dismay at anything he thought was wrong.
他对认为不对的任何事情都会表现出很大的失望。
总之,dismay既可以作为动词使用也可以作为名词使用,表示一种因不期而来的挫折而产生的失望和沮丧感。
dismay相关例句
'someone stole my house!'she said in dismay.
“ 有人偷了我们家! ” 她惊恐地说.
《简明英汉词典》
The oil industry reacted with dismay, warning the moves would hit jobs and the economy.
油气业对此感到惊愕,警告称,推迟海上钻井会影响就业和经济.
期刊摘选
It is the place not of disgust and dismay, but of sorrow and meditation.
古人的坟墓并不要使人生出憎厌和沮丧的情感, 而是叫人来哀悼和沉思的.
期刊摘选
He looked at her in dismay .
他诧异地看着她。
牛津词典
Local councillors have reacted with dismay and indignation...
地方政务委员的反应是惊恐和愤怒。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Otherwise, inundation would ensue to our dismay.
若不疏导, 只能眼巴巴看着它泛滥.
《简明英汉词典》