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dis·may AHD[dĭs-māʹ] D.J.[dɪsˈmeɪ]K.K.[dɪsˈme]v.tr.（及物动词）dis.mayed, dis.may.ing, dis.mays - 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
- 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
- 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
- Middle English dismaien 中古英语 dismaien
- from Anglo-Norman *desmaiier 源自 英法语 *desmaiier
- probably de- [intensive pref.] * see de- 可能为 de- [强调前缀] * 参见 de-
- Old French esmaier [to frighten] from Vulgar Latin *exmagāre [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 *exmagāre [使无力] 拉丁语 ex- [表示“去除”的意思] 日耳曼语 *magan [能] * 参见 magh-
dismayʹingly adv.（副词）dismay, appall, daunt, horrify, shake- 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。
- 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。
- 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）。
- 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）。
- 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
- 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 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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