to one's dismay
collocation令某人沮丧的是
To her dismay, she found that her wallet had been stolen.
令她沮丧的是，她发现钱包被偷了。
惊愕；沮丧；气馁
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惊愕；沮丧；气馁
A sudden or complete loss of courage or confidence in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming fear.
She felt a sense of dismay when she saw the test results.
看到考试成绩时，她感到一阵沮丧。
面对困难或危险时突然或完全丧失勇气；压倒性的恐惧；情绪低落。
A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
令人沮丧的状况；毁灭。
Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
To his dismay, the store was already closed for the day.
令他沮丧的是，商店那天已经关门了。
The team's performance was met with dismay by the coach.
教练对球队的表现感到沮丧。
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令某人沮丧的是
To her dismay, she found that her wallet had been stolen.
令她沮丧的是，她发现钱包被偷了。
惊慌地；沮丧地
He shook his head in dismay when he saw the damage.
看到损坏情况，他沮丧地摇了摇头。
感到沮丧
Many people feel dismay at the news of layoffs.
许多人对裁员的消息感到沮丧。
表示沮丧
The government expressed dismay at the rising crime rate.
政府对不断上升的犯罪率表示沮丧。
惊慌地；沮丧地
They watched the accident with dismay.
他们惊慌地看着事故的发生。
引起沮丧
The sudden change of plan caused dismay among the staff.
计划的突然变化引起了员工的沮丧。
令某人沮丧的是
To his dismay, the project was canceled.
令他沮丧的是，项目被取消了。
惊恐地；沮丧地
She looked at the mess in dismay.
她沮丧地看着这一片狼藉。
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“迪斯梅”音似“低死没”，情绪低沉到没精神，就是沮丧。
register: formal; settings: writing, academic, news; note_zh: 名词“dismay”通常用于正式或书面语境，表达面对困难时的沮丧情绪。
多用于短语 in dismay 或 to one's dismay 中，表示沮丧的情绪或令人沮丧的事情。
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