appall是什么意思

appall

英 美 [ə'pɔl]vt. 使胆寒；使惊骇

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1、ap- "to" + pall-.2、因为惊骇、胆寒而吓得苍白。3、appall appal.4. appall 惊骇 ——我跑5. appall---------"我怕"------------惊骇，吓人

英文词源

appall (v.)also appal, early 14c., "to fade;" c. 1400, "to grow pale," from Old French apalir "become or make pale," from a- "to" (see ad-) + palir "grow pale," from Latin pallere (see pallor). Meaning "cause dismay or shock," is 1530s. Related: Appalled; appalling.