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

• They create consternation by claiming that our supply is running short.
  他们声称原油供应量不足，造成大家惊恐万分。
• 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。
• You can imagine my consternation.
  你可以想像我有多吃惊吧。
• Marie looked at her daughter with consternation.
  玛丽惊愕地看着女儿。
• I saw with consternation that she was in tears.
  我惊恐地看到她泪流满面。
• Causing great astonishment and consternation.
  引起极度惊讶或惊愕的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Struck with fear, dread, or consternation.
  受害怕、恐惧或者恐怖的打击。
• In consternation Tess jumped down, and discovered the dreadful truth.
  苔丝大惊失色，跳下车来，看见了可怕的事情。