consternation

/.kɒnstә'neiʃәn/

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📖 中文释义

  1. n. 惊愕, 恐怖, 惊惶失措

🔗 释义中的汉语词

💬 双语例句

  1. Eight years and many billions of dollars later, the Pakistani Taliban seized control of the Swat region, terrorizing the adjoining district of Buner and raising alarm and consternation through the rest of Pakistan.

    在花费了八年时间与数十亿美元之后,巴基斯坦塔利班势力反而夺取了对斯瓦特地区的控制权,对毗邻的布纳地区形成了恐怖威慑,并在该国其余各地敲响了警钟、唤起了人们的惊恐。

  2. To the consternation of many currency traders, the value of the dollar fluctuates widely, as its rise, fall, and recovery in the course of the last year have shown. But this does little to erode the attractiveness of the dollar in international markets.

    许多货币交易者惊恐于美元价值的大幅波动,去年以来的上涨、下跌和恢复就是明证。 但这对于美元在国际市场中的吸引力几乎毫无影响。

🔵 同义词

🔗 常用搭配

caused consternationhas caused consternation
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. n fear resulting from the awareness of danger