in dismay
in dismay 表示处于沮丧、惊愕的状态,常与 watch、look on、listen 等动词连用。
She watched in dismay as the flood waters rose.
她沮丧地看着洪水不断上涨。
惊愕;沮丧;气馁
dismays — plural of dismay
毁灭;废墟;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。;令人沮丧的状况;毁灭。
A sudden or complete loss of courage or confidence in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming fear.
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.
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。
用法提示:dismay 在此处作名词,表示沮丧的情绪。
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。
用法提示:dismay 用作名词,在介词短语中表示引发沮丧的原因。
The team's performance was met with dismay by the coach.
教练对球队的表现感到沮丧。
用法提示:dismay 作名词,表示一种令人失望的反应。
in dismay 表示处于沮丧、惊愕的状态,常与 watch、look on、listen 等动词连用。
She watched in dismay as the flood waters rose.
她沮丧地看着洪水不断上涨。
to one's dismay 是评注性状语,通常放在句首,用于引出令人沮丧的事。
To her dismay, the flight was cancelled at the last minute.
令她沮丧的是,航班在最后一刻被取消了。
dismay 后接 at 或 over 引出令人沮丧的具体事物。
His dismay at the decision was obvious to everyone.
他对这个决定所感到的沮丧,每个人都看得出来。
fill sb with dismay 强调某事使人产生强烈的沮丧情绪。
The news filled her with dismay.
这个消息使她满心沮丧。
alarm更强调突然的恐慌,dismay侧重失望和气馁
consternation语气更强,指震惊失措
distress侧重精神上的痛苦,dismay侧重希望破灭
apprehension指对未来不确定的担忧,dismay是对已发生事的反应
discouragement最接近dismay,常可互换,但dismay含惊愕成分
grammar · medium
易错句子She felt a dismay when she read the letter.
正确表达She felt dismay when she read the letter.
dismay 表示“沮丧、惊愕”这类情绪时为不可数名词,不能加不定冠词 a。汉语常说“一种沮丧”,容易带出 a,但英语直接说 dismay;若要强调程度,可用 a sense of dismay。
grammar · medium
易错句子For my dismay, the flight was cancelled.
正确表达To my dismay, the flight was cancelled.
固定搭配是 to one's dismay(令某人沮丧的是),介词必须用 to,不能用 for。这里的 to 意为“对……而言”,换成 for 不符合该习语。
grammar · medium
易错句子To my big dismay, he refused the offer.
正确表达To my great dismay, he refused the offer.
dismay 表示程度时通常用 great、deep、profound 等词修饰,不用 big。big 是汉语“大”的直译,与抽象名词 dismay 不搭配,应改为 great。
dismay 指因突发困难或危险而一时丧失勇气、感到惊愕沮丧,多为较具体的情绪反应;despair 指更深、更持久的彻底绝望,语义更重,常与 of 连用表示“对……绝望”。
dismay 与 consternation 都可指面对意外时的惊愕不安;consternation 更强调因突发事件而不知所措的震惊,语体通常更正式,常见于 in/with consternation 等搭配。
dismal 是形容词,意为“阴郁的、令人沮丧的”,常修饰天气、景象或气氛;dismay 是名词,指人的情绪。两者拼写相近,但词性和句法位置不同,不能互换。
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。
dismay 常与 shock 搭配表示强烈的惊讶和沮丧
dismay 和 alarm 都描述面对意外时的负面情绪
dismay 包含失望的成分,常因希望落空而产生
dismay 若持续可能发展为绝望
dismay 常与 distress 一起描述精神上的折磨
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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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。