appall

英 [ə'pɔːl] 美 [ə'pɔːl]

• v. 使 ... 胆寒；使 ... 惊骇

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. <美>使惊恐，使（...）惊骇，使（...）胆寒，使吃惊，使充满恐惧，使惊愕，使丧胆，，使震惊，吓坏，惊吓

英英释义

Verb:

1. strike with disgust or revulsion;

   "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
   

2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;

   "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
   "The news of the executions horrified us"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The prospect of another war appalled us.
   想到有可能发生另一场战争，我们不寒而栗。
2. The number of people killed on the roads appalled me.
   在路上毙命的人数之多使我胆寒。
3. We were appalled when we heard that the chairman had been murdered.
   听说主席被谋杀，我们都吓坏了。
4. We were appalled by the news of the war.
   听到战争的消息我们大为震惊。
5. The newspaper reports of starving children appalled me.
   报纸对饥饿儿童的报道使我大为震惊。

词汇搭配

• appal 使 ... 惊骇

近反义词

【近义词】

• dismay 沮丧
• shock 震惊
• horrify 使恐惧
• terrify 使害怕
• stun 使震惊
• daunt 使 ... 胆怯
• petrify 使石化
• scare 受惊吓
• outrage 暴行
• scandalize 令人愤慨
• disgust 厌恶
• upset 心烦的
• sicken 患病
• distress 不幸
• appal 使 ... 惊骇
• offend 冒犯
• alarm 警报
• scandalise 使(某人)愤慨...