appal

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英[əˈpɔːl]

美[əˈpɔːl]

基本意思释义

v.使厌恶; 使惊骇

词性变化

第三人称单数:appals;

过去式:appalled;

过去分词:appalled;

现在分词:appalling;

短语及实用例句

I was appal ( l ) ed at the news.

我被这消息吓坏了.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

This \" Hamlet \" will appal some for being so resolutely unclassical.

新版《哈姆雷特 》 如此违背经典,确实惊世骇俗.

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\"