| 单词 | dismay |
| 释义 | dismay[dis'mei]n. 沮丧vt. 使惊愕, 使气馁 dismay dis.may AHD: [d¹s-m³“] D.J. [d!s6me!]K.K. [d!s6me]v.tr.（及物动词） dis.mayed,dis.may.ing,dis.mays 1. To destroy the courage or resolution of by exciting dread or apprehension.使惊恐；使丧气：因有刺激的恐惧或担忧而失去勇气或果断2. To cause to lose enthusiasm; disillusion:使失去热情；使幻想破灭：was dismayed to learn that her favorite dancer used drugs.获悉她喜爱的舞蹈演员吸毒，她感到很失望3. To upset or alarm.使不安，使惊慌n.（名词）A sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger.丧胆，绝望：在面临麻烦或危险时，突然或完全失去勇气语源:1. Middle English dismaien 中古英语 dismaien 2. from Anglo-Norman *desmaiier 源自 英法语 *desmaiier 3. probably de- [intensive pref.] * see de- 可能为 de- [强调前缀] *参见 de-4. Old French esmaier [to frighten] from Vulgar Latin *exmag³re [to deprive of power] Latin ex- [ex-] Germanic *magan [to be able to] * see magh- 古法语 esmaier [使害怕，使惊恐] 源自 俗拉丁语 *exmag³re [使无力] 拉丁语 ex- [表示“去除”的意思] 日耳曼语 *magan [能] *参见 magh- 继承用法:dismay“ingly adv.（副词）参考词汇:1. dismay,appall,daunt,horrify,shake2. These verbs mean to deprive a person of courage or the power to act as a result of fear or anxiety.这些动词都指由于害怕或紧张而无勇气或无力去做某事。3. Dismay is the least specific: Dismay 是最普通的： The news of plummeting stock prices dismayed speculators.股票价格骤然下跌的消息使股民大为失望。4. Appall implies a sense of helplessness caused by an awareness of the enormity of something: Appall 含有一种由于某事物的暴虐而造成的无助感： “for as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land” (Herman Melville).“因为当可怕的海水将这块郁郁葱葱的陆地围住时” （赫尔曼·麦尔维尔）。5. Daunt suggests an abatement of courage: Daunt 暗指勇气的减少： “captains courageous, whom death could not daunt” (Anonymous ballad).“勇敢的船长，死亡不会使他们胆怯” （作者不详的民谣）。6. Horrify implies dread, shock, or revulsion: Horrify 暗含了害怕、震惊或突变之意： horrified by the possibility of nuclear war. To 因有可能爆发核战争而害怕 7. shake is to dismay profoundly: shake 指深深地感到失望： “A little swift brutality shook him to the very soul” (John Galsworthy).See also Synonyms at &b{fear} “短而快速的暴力行为使他惊恐不已” （约翰·高尔斯华绥）参见同义词 fear |
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