dismayed adjective uk /dɪˈsmeɪd/ us /dɪˈsmeɪd/ feeling unhappy and disappointed: 沮丧的,灰心的,失望的 I was dismayed to discover that he'd lied.我很失望地发现他撒了谎。 She was utterly dismayed by the tone of the letter. 她对这封信的语气感到非常沮丧。 See
dismay I was dismayed to find only one public university ranked near the top. Many scientists were dismayed by some of the main elements of the movie. I felt dismayed to think that this gifted man was giving up his art. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Feeling sad and unhappy a long faceidiom abjection angsty be cut upidiom be down in the mouthidiom be in a funkidiom displeased dissatisfied distraught distressed dog lonely lonesome lovelorn lovesick wistful wistfully woe woe is meidiom woebegone |