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。
• Struck with fear, dread, or consternation.
  受害怕、恐惧或者恐怖的打击。
• 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。
• You can imagine my consternation.
  你可以想像我有多吃惊吧。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。