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

• 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。
• Causing great astonishment and consternation.
  引起极度惊讶或惊愕的。
• 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。
• 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。
• I saw with consternation that she was in tears.
  我惊恐地看到她泪流满面。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。