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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Even with your data walled off in your own data center, you might have cause for consternation.
  即使您的数据放在自己的数据中心，您也会担心。
• 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。
• The vampire shook his head in consternation, but his face was still serene.
  吸血鬼惊恐地摇了摇头，然而他的脸色依旧非常平静。
• 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。