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dismayed
使惊慌；使沮丧；使惊愕
dismayed is the past of dismay.
核心释义
To make someone feel shocked, worried, or upset; to fill with fear or apprehension.
- 1.
使感到忧虑、极度悲伤或恐惧；使失去精力。
To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.
- 2.
使失去活力；压制；使不安。
To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
- 3.
感到惊愕或恐惧；充满惊愕。
To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
感到惊恐；感到沮丧；使感到忧虑、极度悲伤或恐惧；使失去精力。；使失去活力；压制；使不安。；感到惊愕或恐惧；充满惊愕。；使惊愕
用法In use
The team's poor performance dismayed their coach.
用法提示：dismayed 为过去式，表示‘使气馁’，主语是事件，宾语是人。
The news of the accident is dismaying everyone in the community.
用法提示：dismaying 为现在分词，与 be 动词构成进行时，表示‘使惊愕’。
Her lack of effort dismays her parents.
用法提示：dismays 为一般现在时第三人称单数，表示‘使沮丧’。
dismay sb
及物动词，后接人作宾语；过去分词常作形容词，表示人的感受。
The news dismayed her.
这个消息让她感到惊愕。
be dismayed at/by sth
表示“对某事感到惊愕或沮丧”，介词 by 或 at 均可。
She was dismayed by the result.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be dismayed by
- 因……而感到沮丧/惊愕
- Many employees were dismayed by the sudden layoffs.许多员工因突然裁员而感到沮丧惊愕。
- be dismayed at
- 对……感到惊愕和不安
- She was dismayed at her brother's careless attitude.她对哥哥粗心的态度感到惊愕和不安。
- be dismayed to learn
- 得知……后感到震惊和难过
- I was dismayed to learn that the library would close.得知图书馆要关闭，我感到震惊和难过。
- be dismayed that
- 对……感到失望/沮丧
- They were dismayed that no action had been taken.他们对没有采取任何行动感到失望。
- deeply dismayed
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆成 dis + may：'不 + 可能'，想到'不可能了！'，顿时惊慌沮丧。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reports dismay 作动词时多用于正式或书面语境，表示“使……感到惊愕、沮丧或担忧”，比较常见于新闻报道和正式文章中；日常口语中则较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，常用被动结构 be dismayed at/by sth.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
may、day、play、stay、delay 都与 dismay /dɪsˈmeɪ/ 押韵（重读音节为 -ˈmeɪ）。注意 dismal /ˈdɪzməl/ 虽以 dis- 开头，但发音为短 i 加 schwa，与 dismay 不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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