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

• Sam stared at him in consternation.
  萨姆惊恐不安地注视着他。
• This phase filled the old lady's heart with consternation.
  这种情形使老太太心里充满了惊恐。
• His comments caused consternation among environmentalists.
  他的评论在环境保护主义者中间引起一阵恐慌。
• I saw with consternation that she was in tears.
  我惊恐地看到她泪流满面。
• 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。
• I note with consternation Europeans 'obsession with regulating hedge funds and tax havens.
  我惊愕地注意到，欧洲方面对于监管对冲基金和避税港颇为迷恋。
• 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。
• You can imagine my consternation.
  你可以想像我有多吃惊吧。
• To my utter consternation, he burst into tears.
  使我不胜惊愕的是，他突然大哭起来。
• Now I come to the part that you are particularly interested in relating to the last message and the consternation and controversy it caused.
  现在我来到你们尤其感兴趣的部分，这涉及到最后的消息和它造成的恐慌和争论兴趣。