用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
Soldiers must never dismay.军人必须永不气馁。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
The thought that she might fail the history test dismayed her.想到她的历史可能考不及格时,她很气馁。
He dismayed his colleagues by refusing the offer.他拒绝了这项建议,使同事们感到惊讶。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
I was dismayed at the news.我听到这个消息,很沮丧。
He was dismayed when he found his wallet gone.他发现丢了钱包而惊慌失措。
The speaker was dismayed by the audience's lack of interest.听众没有兴趣,讲演者感到沮丧。
The travellers were dismayed to find the bridge had been wash away.旅行者们发现桥被冲跑了,很沮丧。
I was dismayed to learn that she had failed again.得知她又一次失败,我感到失望。
其他
She in one lifetime sees all causes lost, herself dismayed and hopeless.一生中,她看见所有事业都归于失败,而她自己则心灰意冷、无比失望。
