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 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。
• Marie looked at her daughter with consternation.
  玛丽惊愕地看着女儿。
• Sam stared at him in consternation.
  萨姆惊恐不安地注视着他。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• To my utter consternation, he burst into tears.
  使我不胜惊愕的是，他突然大哭起来。
• Struck with fear, dread, or consternation.
  受害怕、恐惧或者恐怖的打击。
• 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。