dismay

沮丧、失望、气馁

She read the rejection letter with obvious dismay.

她读那封拒绝信时，神情明显十分沮丧。

惊愕、震惊

There was widespread dismay at the sudden closure of the factory.

工厂突然关闭，引起各界一片惊愕。

使沮丧、使气馁常用被动

Do not be dismayed by your first failure.

不要因为第一次失败就气馁。

使惊愕、使震惊

The sharp rise in prices dismayed local shoppers.

物价大幅上涨让当地的消费者十分震惊。

令人失望的是、令某人沮丧的是

To my dismay, the tickets had already sold out.

令我失望的是，票早就卖完了。