a worried, sad feeling after you have received an unpleasant surprise诧异；惊愕；灰心；丧气- dismay at something She could not hide her dismay at the result.她无法掩饰自己对这一结果的惶恐不安。🔊🔊
- in dismay He looked at her in dismay.他诧异地看着她。🔊🔊
- with dismay I read of her resignation with some dismay.我看到她辞职的报道时有些沮丧。
- 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。🔊🔊
- to somebody's dismay 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。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- It was impossible to hide my dismay at what I had seen.我无法掩饰对所见到的一切的沮丧心情。
- The government has expressed ‘deep dismay’ at police violence against protesters.政府对于警察对抗议者使用暴力表示极度震惊。
- I felt a mounting dismay at the prospect.我对前景感到越来越灰心。
- his dismay at her reaction她的反应让他沮丧
- Louise stared at the torn letter in dismay.路易丝沮丧地盯着撕成碎片的信。
- Much to my dismay, she was out when I called.令我非常沮丧的是，我打电话时她正好出去了。
- Imagine my dismay when I saw his picture in the paper.想象一下在报纸上看到他的照片时我有多惊愕。
- The news was greeted with widespread dismay.人们普遍对这条信息感到沮丧。
- The laws on hunting cause dismay to many animal lovers.狩猎法令许多动物爱好者感到沮丧。
- What she heard filled her with dismay.她所听到的话令她十分沮丧。
- I felt a jolt of dismay.我感到一阵灰心丧气。
Topics Feelingsc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + dismaypreposition- in dismay
- with dismay
- dismay at
- …
phrases- fill somebody with dismay
- (you can) imagine my dismay
- (much) to somebody’s dismay
- …
See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, based on Latin dis- (expressing negation) + the Germanic base of the verb may.