dismay

英[dis'mei]美[dis'mei]

v.[T]
1.使诧异；使惊愕；使失望
n.
1.诧异；惊愕；灰心；丧气

同：	[n.] alarm, consternation, discouragement, disheartenment [v.] alarm, deject, demoralise, horrify
反：	[v.] elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up

The captain made her advances that filled her with sickening dismay
上尉向着她动手动脚，慌得她心里作呕。收藏
We were all looking at each other in dismay and at a loss for words.
我们都面面相觑，不知说什么才好。收藏
They surveyed the wreckage of their car in / with dismay.
他们沮丧地察看他们的汽车残骸。收藏
Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash!
可以想象他们发现一只煮得熟透的钱包和已化成灰烬的钞票时的沮丧心情。收藏
This dismay individual took a dirty roll of paper from his pocket
这位忧郁的人从口袋里拿出一卷污秽的纸。收藏

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the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
[同] discouragement, disheartenment, dismay
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
[同] consternation, dismay, alarm

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
[同] deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down, cast down
[反] elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift
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
[同] dismay, horrify, alarm, appal, appall

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