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in consternation
表示状态或方式
He stared in consternation at the mess.
他惊愕地盯着那一片狼藉。
惊愕；惊恐；惊慌失措
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惊愕；惊恐；惊慌失措
A feeling of great shock, fear, or dismay that makes one unable to think clearly.
He stared in consternation at the mess.
他惊愕地盯着那一片狼藉。
惊愕或恐惧,使人困惑并无法思考；惊恐与惊愕交织；惊惶。
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
The sudden announcement of the layoffs caused consternation among employees.
突然宣布裁员在员工中引起了惊愕。
To her consternation, she realized she had left her passport at home.
让她惊惶失措的是，她意识到把护照忘在家里了。
The unexpected power outage threw the entire office into consternation.
意外的停电让整个办公室陷入惊惶失措。
表示状态或方式
He stared in consternation at the mess.
他惊愕地盯着那一片狼藉。
表示伴随情感
She watched the accident with consternation.
她惊恐地看着那场事故。
表示引发惊愕
The announcement caused widespread consternation.
这个公告引起了广泛的惊愕。
表示表达情感
They expressed their consternation at the decision.
他们对这个决定表示惊愕。
Not this
He consternated at the news.
Use this
He was filled with consternation at the news.
误将名词用作动词，常与形容词相混淆。
Not this
I have consternation about the result.
Use this
I feel consternation at the result.
搭配错误，常用 'feel consternation' 或 'in consternation'。
Not this
Her consternation was obvious from her concentration.
Use this
Her consternation was obvious from her expression.
拼写相似词混淆，'consternation' 与 'concentration' 意义不同。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
引起惊慌
The sudden announcement caused widespread consternation.
突然的公告引起了广泛的惊慌。
表示惊愕
Many expressed consternation at the decision.
许多人对这个决定表示惊愕。
惊慌地
He read the news with consternation.
他惊慌地读着新闻。
使某人惊慌的是
To his consternation, the door was locked.
使他惊慌的是，门锁上了。
极大的恐慌
The fire caused great consternation among the residents.
火灾在居民中引起了极大的恐慌。
公众恐慌
The scandal provoked public consternation.
丑闻引发了公众恐慌。
令某人惊愕的是
To my consternation, the keys were not in my pocket.
令我惊愕的是，钥匙不在我口袋里。
惊愕地；惊慌失措地
She looked in consternation at the overturned table.
她惊愕地看着被掀翻的桌子。
带着惊愕；惊恐地
The residents watched with consternation as the flood waters rose.
居民们惊恐地看着洪水上涨。
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联想记忆：词中藏着stern（严厉的），见到严厉脸色吓得惊愕失措——consternation 惊惶。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal prose、news reporting、literary narrative consternation 是比较正式的书面词，通常表示震惊、惊恐或惊慌失措的情绪，多用于新闻报道和文学作品中；日常口语里较少见，口语中更常说 shock 或 dismay。
不可数名词，常与介词 in 或 with 连用。
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