appall

英 [əˈpɔːl]

美 [əˈpɔːl]

v.  使胆寒；使惊骇

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

考研TOEFLGRE

COCA.12646

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:dismayalarmappalhorrify
• strike with disgust or revulsion
  1. The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
  Synonym:shockoffendscandalizescandaliseappaloutrage

双语例句

• Just for today I will try to live through this day only and not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
  就为了今天，我将尽力只度过今天而不立刻去解决终身的问题。对一件令我沮丧而又必须坚持一辈子的事，我只能坚持十二个小时。
• Defending murderers and thieves would appall them.
  为杀人犯和小偷辩护会使他们吓得魂不附体。
• Ive never told her, but those literary amputations appall me.
  我从未当面和她说过，但她对文学作品的这种截肢手术的确让我感到震惊。
• I can do things for12 hours that would appall me if I had to keep them up for a lifetime.
  因为，我虽然连续十二个小时做一件事，但若要我一辈子都这样做下去的话，就会吓坏我。