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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

      • Causing great astonishment and consternation.
        引起极度惊讶或惊愕的。
      • 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。
      • To his consternation; a fierce tiger suddenly appeared on the mountain slope.
        一只猛虎赫然出现在山坡上。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。