with obj.(一般作be dismayed)
- cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress使惊愕; 使悲痛：
they were dismayed by the U-turn in policy.
政策上的180度大转弯让他们惊愕。
mass noun
- consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected（多指预料之外的事所引起的）惊愕; 悲痛：
to his dismay, she left him.
让他悲痛的是, 她离开了他。
词源
Middle English: from Old French， based on Latin dis- (expressing negation)+the Germanic base of MAY1.