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 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。
• 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。
• You can imagine my consternation.
  你可以想像我有多吃惊吧。
• 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。
• Shocking with surprise and consternation.
  为惊奇和恐怖所震动。
• Marie looked at her daughter with consternation.
  玛丽惊愕地看着女儿。
• I saw with consternation that she was in tears.
  我惊恐地看到她泪流满面。
• 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。