appalled

英 [əˈpɔːld]

美 [əˈpɔːld]

adj.  感到惊骇的; 表示憎恶的
v.  使大为震惊; 使惊骇
appal的过去分词和过去式; appall的过去分词和过去式

过去式：appalled　过去分词：appalled　

BNC.8691 / COCA.12734

牛津词典

adj.

• 感到惊骇的；表示憎恶的
  feeling or showing horror or disgust at sth unpleasant or wrong
  1. an appalled expression/silence
     惊恐的表情；吓得说不出话
  2. We watched appalled as the child ran in front of the car.
     小孩在汽车前面跑过，我们看得心惊胆战。
  3. They were appalled at the waste of recyclable material.
     他们憎恶有人浪费可回收材料。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 震惊的;惊恐的;感到厌恶的
  If you areappalledby something, you are shocked or disgusted because it is so bad or unpleasant.
  1. She said that the Americans are appalled at the statements made at the conference...
     她说美国人对会上所作的陈述感到震惊。
  2. We are all, of course, appalled that such items are still on sale in the shops.
     我们当然对这些物品竟然还在商店里出售表示震惊。

英英释义

adj

• struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  Synonym:aghast(p)dismayedshocked

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