consternation 详细解释

consternation

[.kɔnstə'neiʃən]

n.惊愕, 恐怖, 惊惶失措

n.

惊愕, 惊骇[U]

To our consternation, the child darted out in front of the speeding car.

使我们极为惊恐的是, 那孩子窜向疾驰着的汽车前面。

词形变化

动词过去式: consternated | 动词过去分词: consternated | 动词现在分词: consternating | 动词第三人称单数: consternates |

词义辨析

同义:

n.惊愕; 狼狈

dismay  alarm  terror  fright  scare  dread  

同义参见:

horror  funk  thing  

英英释义

名词 consternation:

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

同义词：alarm, dismay

补充

consternationconsternation英:[ˌkɔnstəˈneiʃən] 美:[ˌkɑnstɚˈneʃən]n.1.惊愕, 惊恐, 惊惶失措

例句

1. His decision caused consternation in the art-photography community.他的决定在艺术摄影界引起了恐慌。 2. Sam stared at him in consternation.山姆惊恐不安地盯着他。 3. To my utter consternation, he burst into tears.令我惊恐万分的是, 他突然哭了起来。 4. to her consternation her car wouldn't start.令她惊慌的是她的车没法发动。 5. The candidate caused consternation among his supporters by changing positions on a key issue.这位候选人在关键问题上改变立场，让他的支持者们非常震惊。 6. "Much to her parents' consternation, she had decided to not go to college."她决定不去上大学，这让她的父母非常失望。 7. "They stared at each other in consternation [=dismay], not knowing what to do."他们惊愕地面面相觑，不知道如何是好。

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