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 consternation [,kɒnstә'neiʃәn]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 惊愕, 恐怖, 惊惶失措

  1. Milo sniffed in consternation twice, like a shaggy brown hare.
    迈洛惊愕地倒吸了两口气,就象一只毛茸茸的棕色野兔一样。
  2. To our consternation the train rushed on toward the burning bridge.
    火车朝向火烧的桥梁冲去而使我们惊慌。
  3. To our consternation, the child dart out in front of the speed car.
    使我们极为惊恐的是,那孩子窜向疾驰著的汽车前面。


consternation
[ noun ]
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
<noun.feeling>


Consternation \Con`ster*na"tion\, n. [L. consternatio, fr.
consternare to overome, perplex, an accessory form of
consternere to throw down, prostrate; con + sternere to
spread out, throw down: cf. F. consternation. See {Stratum}.]
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and
incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with
amazement; dismay.

The chiefs around,
In silence wrapped, in consternation drowned.
Attend the stern reply. --Pope.

Syn: Alarm; fright; amazement; astonishment; surprise; panic;
perturbation. See {Alarm}.

  1. The "CBS Evening News," however, continued in first place, adding to the consternation of NBC, which has seen "Nightly News" fall from first to third in the three-way network news race this season.
  2. Saudi Arabia, the largest contributor in the Opec group, last week aroused consternation by refusing to say how much it was prepared to contribute.
  3. But this and yesterday's price fall does not appear to have detered some analysts. While consternation was almost universal yesterday, Warburg for instance, has lowered its earnings estimates - but maintained its buy recommendation.
  4. Great consternation was being expressed in various circles _ academe, the media, banking _ that the loans were overly risky and might not be repaid.
  5. But the apparent Air Force plan on the MX missile caused consternation among the subcommittee members.
  6. "I'm for the war on drugs," Nelson said Sunday at a Democratic Party rally, to the consternation of more traditional Democrats.
  7. The World Council of Churches on Monday expressed "shock and profound consternation" on behalf of its 300 churches representing 400 million non-Roman Catholic Christians.
  8. The rise in supplies of frozen pork bellies last year to near-record levels has caused a good deal of consternation among analysts but has had little impact on prices.
  9. The path taken by the defense, arguing that Younis was just following orders, appeared to cause consternation among officials from the justice and defense departments and intelligence agencies who have been attending the trial.
  10. Hank Wasiak, president of the Geers Gross ad agency, recalls that there was much consternation a few years ago when he worked at Brown-Forman Corp.
  11. Morgan Stanley & Co. corporate finance department veterans, aghast at client consternation over the mergers and acqusitions division's aggressive tactics, quietly arranged to bring the unit to heel at the start of this decade.
  12. But conflicting steps by some Chicago exchanges caused consternation among traders.
  13. Yet another slide in crude oil prices caused consternation but little in the way of substantial downside pressure in the oil sector.
  14. This non-Japanese but characteristically M.B.A.-like behavior causes consternation.
  15. I'm not skilled in the psychology of somebody who takes hostages and holds them." Similar consternation was evident in April when the Arab world was affronted when Congress approved a resolution declaring Jerusalem to be Israel's capital.
  16. Pleadings were amended, evidence redrafted and general consternation created.
  17. The UK decision to continue blocking Mr Dehaene caused consternation.
  18. An army of warrior women is roaming the land in protest against male domination, beating the men at their own game and causing consternation in the male camp at the daring exploits of their boldest fighters.
  19. In fact, some U.S. distributors are already shunning Toshiba products, adding to the consternation of company officials.
  20. But Mr. Martin, the company's credit manager, doesn't pretend the move will prompt consternation at D&B headquarters.
  21. Judge Conrad's requirements would go beyond the rules that were adopted by the court last spring to the consternation of many investment bankers.
  22. But to Aldus and others, the so-called computer "virus" _ apparently the first to appear in commercial software _ has caused consternation.
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