【每日一词】 consternation - / kän(t)-stər-ˈnā-shən / n. 惊愕，恐怖；（尤指对出乎意料的事物的）焦虑，惊恐，惊慌失措； amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
consternation
// the two … stared at each other in consternation, and neither knew what to do —Pearl Buck
短语
consternation composure: 惊惶失措；沉着
in consternation: 惊慌地
Sino Foreign Consternation: 中外惊愕
throw into consternation: 使大吃一惊
Flee In Consternation: 狼狈鼠窜
Caused Some Consternation: 造成一些惊愕
with consternation: 愕然
No Consternation: 没有惊慌
Examples of consternation in a Sentence
1 The fact that the exact depth was recorded on the bottles was the source of considerable consternation among the admirals presiding over the Navy inquiry last week. The depth an attack sub can reach is supposed to beified … —Karen Breslau et al., Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2001
2 In the grimy market-places where so-called friendly intelligence services do their trading, tip-offs, like money, are laundered in all sorts of ways … . They can be blown up so as to cause consternation or tempered to encourage complacency. —John le Carré, Granta 35, Spring 1991
3 The King was relaxing; his face had softened. Awful, to have to banish this hard-earned peace, burden him with a fresh worry. But better he should hear it from his loyalest baron, his own brother, than have the news blurted out to him by some idiot agent avid to cause a maximum of consternation. —Colleen McCullough, The First Man in Rome, 1990
4 The candidate caused consternation among his supporters by changing positions on a key issue.
5 Much to her parents' consternation, she had decided to not go to college.
6 Sacramento’s offense slipped to No. 13 this season — a point of consternation for general manager Monte McNair and owner Vivek Ranadivé — but the Kings improved from No. 24 to No. 14 in defensive rating, answering Brown’s season-long call for physicality and toughness.—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 1 June 2024
7 But the portions of the bill that caused the most consternation were measures that some in its opposition allege penalize children for the failures of adults. —Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
8 Any user experience makeover inevitably brings many questions, and shipping with a lengthy list of missing features was always going to cause consternation among longtime customers. —Chris Welch, The Verge, 14 May 2024
9 His views on feminism and homosexuality have also caused consternation. —Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024
双语例句
His decision caused consternation in the art photography community.
他的决定在艺术摄影界引起了恐慌。
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。
This phase filled the old lady's heart with consternation.
这使老太太心中充满了惊恐。
