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

• Marie looked at her daughter with consternation.
  玛丽惊愕地看着女儿。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 decision caused consternation in the art photography community
  他的决定在艺术摄影圈内引起了恐慌。
• Sam stared at him in consternation.
  萨姆惊恐不安地注视着他。
• 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。
• We do know it was a source of stress and consternation.
  我们也知道那是惊恐与庞大压力的来源。
• 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。