dismay6 /disˈmei/ I. n. ［u］ 1.惊恐，惊愕：They listened to the news in dismay. 他们惊恐地听着这条消息。 2.失望，绝望：I couldn’t hide my dismay over her poor grades. 她的学习不好，我不禁感到失望。‖II. vt. 1.使惊恐，使惊愕：The thought of having to earn her own living dismayed her. 一想到要自谋生计，她就不安起来。 2.使失望，使绝望：The speaker was dismayed by the audience’s lack of interest. 看到听众缺乏兴趣，演讲者感到大失所望。
dismayed adj. 惊愕的，惊慌的；沮丧的；失望的：I was dismayed to learn that she had failed again. 得知她又一次失败,我感到惊愕。I was dismayed at the news.我听到这个消息,很沮丧
