Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash!
可以想像他們發現一只煮得很好看的錢包，鈔票已化成灰時的沮喪心情。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
vt. 想，設想;想像;料想，猜想;誤認為;
vi. 想象;猜想，推測;
?? imag=image圖像+ine...的→有關圖像的→想象
"Imagine my amazement when a 70 - year - old man beat me at tennis."
在網球賽中,我竟被一位70高齡的老人擊敗,請想像一下我當時的驚愕狀態.
近義：ideate, picture, suppose, understand, visualise, visualize
vt. 使驚愕，使焦慮，使氣餒;
n. 驚愕，氣餒;
?? dis分開，分離+may能夠→不能做事→沮喪
"She could not hide her dismay at the result."
她無法掩飾自己對這一結果的惶恐不安。
近義：chill, damp, dampen, daunt, depress, discourage
反義：inspirit, cheer, joy, delectate, delight, enliven
vt. 創辦，成立，建立;
v. 發現（ find的過去式）;找到;到達;發覺;
?? found基礎 → 為(房屋等)打基礎，建立，創立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 燈里或瓶子中總是裝有妖怪.
近義：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反義：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
adv. 美好地, 漂亮地
近義：prettily, ravishingly, charmingly, cutely, handsomely, magnificently
反義：awkwardly
n. 錢包，皮夾子;
?? 墻(wall)上有外星人(et)的 錢包
"You'll have to go to the police station to reclaim your wallet."
你得到警察局去認領你的錢包。
近義：notecase, billfold, pocketbook