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

• In private, bankers have expressed consternation at the snooping.
  银行业者在私下对此探查事件表示惊愕。
• Shocking with surprise and consternation.
  为惊奇和恐怖所震动。
• She had also become, to his children's ever-greater consternation, his gatekeeper.
  她也变成了他的看守人，这是他的孩子们最担心恐惧的事。
• It will undoubtedly cause puzzlement and consternation among those who yearn for the false certainties of an earlier era.
  但毋庸置疑，这会令那些渴望延续旧日错误的人们感到困惑和惊恐。
• To my utter consternation, he burst into tears.
  使我不胜惊愕的是，他突然大哭起来。
• At the meeting, he said something that made everyone in the presence of much consternation.
  他在会上说的话使在场的每个人都大为惊愕。
• 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。
• Marie looked at her daughter with consternation.
  玛丽惊愕地看着女儿。
• To his consternation; a fierce tiger suddenly appeared on the mountain slope.
  一只猛虎赫然出现在山坡上。
• 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。