这组词共同的意思是“引起惊恐、忧郁或使丧失勇气”。它们的区别在于:dismay指因前景令人沮丧或对某事束手无策,而失去继续干某事的力量; appal指足以把人吓瘫的恐惧,也指遇到无法改变的、使人惊愕的事或物所表现出的无能为力; daunt强调试图干大胆的事,但被威胁或压制,因而停止或退却; 而horrify指见到令人毛骨悚然的东西时的一种恐惧和发抖的反应,也可指失去尊严所引起的暂时的厌恶感。
谐音记忆法
谐音:第四枚,第四枚导弹令人惊慌。或用词根词缀法:dis-前缀表示否定,may根据发音想成“美”,(别人都说你不美,这让你很沮丧)。
词源记忆法
dis-,不,非,使相反。-may,权力,力量,词源同may,might.原指剥夺权力或者力量,引申义灰心,丧气。
Under a cruel eye outworn. The little ones spend the day, In sighing and dismay.
在陈腐而残酷的眼睛监视下, 在叹息和沮丧中, 小孩子们度过白天.
来源:网络文摘精选It is the place not of disgust and dismay, but of sorrow and meditation.
古人的坟墓并不要使人生出憎厌和沮丧的情感, 而是叫人来哀悼和沉思的.
来源:网络文摘精选He glanced back, and saw to his dismay that they were gaining on him.
他回头一看, 发现他们正在向他逼近,不禁万分惊恐.
来源:词典精选例句The European Court's decision has been greeted with dismay by fishermen.
渔民对欧洲法庭的裁决感到失望。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Here was matter for dismay, for they were soaked through and chilled.
这真是晦气的事, 因为他们都湿透了,而且浑身发冷.
来源:词典精选例句As if moved by a single thought, they cried out in dismay and grief.
他们似乎是被一种念头所感动, 全都悲痛难过地哭了起来.
来源:词典精选例句To the dismay of wouldbe gene tinkerers, human eggs are scarce and tricky to work with.
未来的基因修补者吃惊的发现, 人类的卵子数量稀少,而且很难对付.
来源:网络文摘精选The ministers expressed dismay at the continued practice of ethnic cleansing.
部长们表达了对持续进行的种族清洗的忧虑。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》And to his dismay, the local black college turned Jamie down for a scholarship.
而且令他沮丧的是, 当地的黑人大学竟拒绝杰米申请奖学金.
来源:名作英译部分The oil industry reacted with dismay, warning the moves would hit jobs and the economy.
油气业对此感到惊愕,警告称,推迟海上钻井会影响就业和经济.
来源:网络文摘精选We were all looking at each other in dismay and at a loss for words.
我们都面面相觑,不知说什么才好.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》The prideful cat hunted around like a headoff inand finally left in dismay.
傲岸的猫就像无头苍蝇同样四下里寻找但一无所得,最后只好灰蒙蒙地走了.
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