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 ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2It 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- utter
- …
- feel
- express
- voice
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- in dismay
- with dismay
- dismay at
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- fill somebody with dismay
- (you can) imagine my dismay
- (much) to somebody’s dismay
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, based on Latin dis- (expressing negation) + the Germanic base of the verb may.- dismay at something