dismay的解释 dismay的解释是什么

1. 沮丧，灰心，气馁，丧气，丧失勇气，垂头丧气
2. 惊慌，惊惶，慌张，万分惊恐，丧胆
3. 惊愕，诧异，吃惊，惊奇
4. 沮丧情绪
5. 狼狈，狼狈的样子

1. 使气馁，使沮丧，使失望，使灰心
2. 使惊慌，使丧胆
3. 沮丧，泄气，灰心丧气
4. 使...苦恼
5. 非常不安
6. 使惊愕，使诧异

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;

   "These news depressed her"
   "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
   

2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;

   "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
   "The news of the executions horrified us"
   

1.惊恐;焦虑;哀伤
Dismay is a strong feeling of fear, worry, or sadness that is caused by something unpleasant and unexpected.

e.g. Local councillors have reacted withdismay and indignation...
地方政务委员的反应是惊恐和愤怒。
e.g. Lucy discovered to herdismay that she was pregnant...
露西惊恐地发现自己怀孕了。

2.使惊恐;使焦急;使哀伤
If youare dismayed by something, it makes you feel afraid, worried, or sad.

e.g. The committee was dismayed by what it had been told...
委员会对所告知的一切很是惊愕。
e.g. The thought that she was crying dismayed him.
想到她正在流泪，他伤心不已。

• dismay extremely极端沮丧
• dismay thoroughly完全气馁
• dismay utterly十分惊愕

• dismay at the news对这消息感到惊愕
• dismay by由于…而沮丧

• feel dismay感到惊愕
• strike dismay使惊恐不安

• fill〔struck〕 with dismay极为惊愕

• My amusement at this soon changed to dismay.sssss Tolkien

  出自：ssssG. B. Shaw

• She hugged him tightly with tears in her eyes, dismayed at how much he had changed.

  出自：J. G. Farrell

dismay, appal, daunt, horrify

这组词的共同意思是“引起惊恐、忧郁或使丧失勇气”。其区别在于:dismay指因前景令人沮丧或对某事束手无策,而失去继续干某事的力量; appal指足以把人吓瘫的恐惧,也指遇到无法改变的、使人惊愕的事或物所表现出的为力; daunt强调试图干大胆的事,但被威胁或压制,因而停止或退却; 而horrify指见到令人毛骨悚然的东西时的一种恐惧和发抖的反应,也可指失去尊严所引起的暂时的厌恶感。