dismay
v. 使驚愕; 使焦慮; 使失望
n. 驚恐; 焦慮; 哀傷
Dismay is a strong feeling of fear, worry, or sadness that is caused by something unpleasant and unexpected.
Local councillors have reacted with dismay and indignation...
地方政務委員的反應是驚恐和憤怒。
Lucy discovered to her dismay that she was pregnant...
露西驚恐地發現自己懷孕了。
If you are dismayed by something, it makes you feel afraid, worried, or sad.
The committee was dismayed by what it had been told...
委員會對所告知的一切很是驚愕。
The thought that she was crying dismayed him.
想到她正在流淚,他傷心不已。
1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
2. fear resulting from the awareness of danger
1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted;
2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;
I cannot think of such a battle without dismay.
我每一想到這種戰爭的情形就心驚肉跳.
It is the place not of disgust and dismay, but of sorrow and meditation.
古人的墳墓並不要使人生出憎厭和沮喪的情感, 而是叫人來哀悼和沉思的.
She stared at the intruder in dismay.
她驚恐地瞪視著那個闖入者.
They were filled with dismay by the news.
這訊息使他們震驚.
She assumed an air of confidence in spite of her dismay.
她儘管驚慌,但仍裝作有信心的樣子.