consternation

英 [ˌkɒnstəˈneɪʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃn]

n.  惊愕; 惊恐

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牛津词典

noun

• 惊愕；惊恐
  a worried, sad feeling after you have received an unpleasant surprise
  1. The announcement of her retirement caused consternation among tennis fans.
     她宣布挂拍告退的消息引起了网球迷的震惊。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 不安;忧虑;害怕
  Consternationis a feeling of anxiety or fear.
  1. His decision caused consternation in the art photography community...
     他的决定在艺术摄影圈内引起了恐慌。
  2. Sam stared at him in consternation.
     萨姆惊恐不安地注视着他。

英英释义

noun

• fear resulting from the awareness of danger
  Synonym:alarmdismay

双语例句

• Indeed, for twelve hours I can certainly do what might cause me consternation were I to believe I had to do it all my life.
  的确，在12个小时的时间内，我一定能做这到件如果要我一辈子可能就会让我惊愕的事情。
• To his consternation; a fierce tiger suddenly appeared on the mountain slope.
  一只猛虎赫然出现在山坡上。
• The rebirth of nationalism in Europe has caused widespread consternation.
  欧洲民族主义的复活引起了广泛的惊恐。
• The idea that American ports and California's oil might come under foreign control causes consternation in Congress.
  一想到美国的港口和加州的石油将置于外国控制之下，美国国会就惊惶失措。
• You can imagine my consternation.
  你可以想像我有多吃惊吧。
• These nouns denote consternation that something untoward may be impending.
  这些名词意指对某些迫近的不吉之事的焦虑。
• To his consternation, as he arrived at the airport he realized his passport was at home.
  他慌张的是到机场时他想起护照还在家里。
• This move caused consternation among universities and the government, not to speak of the students affected.
  这个举措在大学和政府里造成了恐慌，更不用说受到影响的学生们了。
• We do know it was a source of stress and consternation.
  我们也知道那是惊恐与庞大压力的来源。
• Struck with fear, dread, or consternation.
  受害怕、恐惧或者恐怖的打击。