appall
v. 使 ... 胆寒；使 ... 惊骇
过去式：appalled 过去分词：appalled 现在分词：appalling 第三人称单数：appalls
近义词：dismay，shock，horrify，terrify，stun，daunt，petrify，scare，outrage，scandalize，disgust，upset，sicken，distress，appal，offend，alarm，scandalise，
详细释义
v.(动词)
- <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
- strike with disgust or revulsion;
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
- 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.)
- 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。
- The number of people killed on the roads appalled me.在路上毙命的人数之多使我胆寒。
- 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。
- We were appalled by the news of the war.听到战争的消息我们大为震惊。
- The newspaper reports of starving children appalled me.报纸对饥饿儿童的报道使我大为震惊。