【consternation】 - SAT备考词汇

consternation

UK:  [.kɒnstə(r)'neɪʃ(ə)n]

US:  [.kɑnstər'neɪʃ(ə)n]

n.

1.惊愕,恐怖,惊惶失措

2.恐惧,惊恐;惊恐不已

1 . I liked to think of myself as a grown man, but consternation was eating away at my bravado like a starved piranha devouring its prey.
我那时喜欢把自己看作是一个大人，但惊恐慌乱就像一条饥肠辘辘的食人鱼吞食猎物一般，渐渐攻破了我的虚张声势。

2 . People can have all sorts of consternation about it but we're just trying to be an unbiased source of information.
人们对此有着各种惊恐，我们只是努力提供客观的信息。

3 . Public opinion still seems to be behind Gilbert Bates at this time, though, much to Mr. Appleby's consternation.
公众舆论目前似乎仍倾向贝茨先生一边，但埃珀拜先生披露的内幕无疑是令人震惊的。

4 . The report caused immediate consternation before it was discovered that it had been posted by a hacker.
该报道一发布立即引起慌乱，随后证实是黑客所发布的。

5 . Bryant wrote on his official website Tuesday that despite his considerable consternation, he had no desire to be traded.
科比在自己的官方网站说自己觉得太惊讶和奇怪了，他从来没有想要去交易。