Dismay

(verb.) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; 'I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview'; 'The news of the executions horrified us'.

整理:罗莎

• The news that Dejah Thoris had promised her hand to Sab Than filled him with dismay. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• Now, indeed, dismay seized me--dismay and regret. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• My sweet little lady overwhelmed me with dismay; her air of native elegance froze my very marrow. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• With dismay and anger they heard Jesus sweeping away their dear securities. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• She quite gloated on these questions and answers, so keen was her enjoyment of Sarah Pocket's jealous dismay. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• They were nothing--dross that could not dismay me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• It suddenly struck her that it might be from Lady Catherine; and she anticipated with dismay all the consequent explanations. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• I'm not playing, I never do, said Frank, dismayed at the sentimental predicament out of which he was to rescue the absurd couple. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• I had my own reasons for being dismayed at this apparition; too well I remembered the perfidious hints given by Mrs. Reed about my disposition, &c. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• They understood how difficult it is to transmit knowledge without putting initiative in jeopardy and that quiet int ellect is easily dismayed in the presence of bold speech. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• They were not however the less astonished and dismayed when it appeared among themselves. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• These data revealed the fact that the quantity of copper required for the main conductors would be exceedingly large and costly; and, if ever, Edison was somewhat dismayed. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• He was astonished, but by no means dismayed. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Poor Worcester was half blinded with his: and, seriously, a man going to be hanged could not well have appeared more discouraged or dismayed. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.

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