appal

英 [əˈpɔːl]

美 [əˈpɔːl]

v.  使大为震惊; 使惊骇

过去式：appalled　过去分词：appalled　第三人称单数：appals　现在分词：appalling　

考研

Collins.3 / BNC.19412 / COCA.11526

牛津词典

verb

• 使大为震惊；使惊骇
  to shock sb very much
  1. The brutality of the crime has appalled the public.
     罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
  2. The idea of sharing a room appalled her.
     合住一个房间的想法使她惊骇。
  3. It appalled me that they could simply ignore the problem.
     他们竟然对问题置之不理，令我非常诧异。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 appall


• VERB 使厌恶；使惊骇
  If somethingappalsyou, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
  1. His ignorance appals me...
     他的无知让我震惊。
  2. My wife now looks like her mother, which appals me.
     我老婆现在看着就跟丈母娘似的，可吓人了。

英英释义

verb

• fill with apprehension or alarm
  1. I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
  2. The news of the executions horrified us
  Synonym:dismayalarmappallhorrify
• strike with disgust or revulsion
  1. The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
  Synonym:shockoffendscandalizescandaliseappalloutrage

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