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dismays
惊愕；沮丧；气馁
dismays is the plural of dismay.
核心释义
A sudden or complete loss of courage or confidence in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming fear.
- 1.
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
- 2.
令人沮丧的状况；毁灭。
Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
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。；沮丧
用法In use
She felt a sense of dismay when she saw the test results.
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.
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.
用法提示：dismay 作名词，表示一种令人失望的反应。
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。
to one's dismay
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- to one's dismay
- 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。
- in dismay
- 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。
- feel dismay
- 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。
- express dismay
- 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。
- with dismay
- 惊慌地；沮丧地
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
“迪斯梅”音似“低死没”，情绪低沉到没精神，就是沮丧。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words genuinely rhyme with dismay (stress on the second syllable, vowel /eɪ/). No look-alike mismatches here.
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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