appalled

英 [əˈpɔːld]

美 [əˈpɔːld]

adj.  感到惊骇的; 表示憎恶的
v.  使大为震惊; 使惊骇
appal的过去分词和过去式; appall的过去分词和过去式

过去式：appalled　过去分词：appalled　

BNC.8691 / COCA.12734

牛津词典

adj.

• 感到惊骇的；表示憎恶的
  feeling or showing horror or disgust at sth unpleasant or wrong
  1. an appalled expression/silence
     惊恐的表情；吓得说不出话
  2. We watched appalled as the child ran in front of the car.
     小孩在汽车前面跑过，我们看得心惊胆战。
  3. They were appalled at the waste of recyclable material.
     他们憎恶有人浪费可回收材料。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 震惊的;惊恐的;感到厌恶的
  If you areappalledby something, you are shocked or disgusted because it is so bad or unpleasant.
  1. She said that the Americans are appalled at the statements made at the conference...
     她说美国人对会上所作的陈述感到震惊。
  2. We are all, of course, appalled that such items are still on sale in the shops.
     我们当然对这些物品竟然还在商店里出售表示震惊。

英英释义

adj

• struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  Synonym:aghast(p)dismayedshocked

双语例句

• The newspaper reports of starving children appalled me.
  报纸对饥饿儿童的报道使我大为震惊。
• Some Italians are amused by the Berlusconi follies, others are appalled.
  贝卢斯科尼的愚蠢举动逗乐了一些意大利人，也让另一些意大利人震惊不已。
• She's made it obvious that she's appalled by me
  她坦言被我吓着了。
• The public were appalled when they heard the president had been murdered.
  听到总统被谋杀的消息公众惊骇万分。
• He was appalled and angry.
  我的话使他惊诧和愤怒。
• We are all, of course, appalled that such items are still on sale in the shops.
  我们当然对这些物品竟然还在商店里出售表示震惊。
• The number of people killed on the roads appalled the police.
  公路上的死亡人数使警方大为震惊。
• We Franciscans are appalled by brother william's outburst.
  我们圣方济各会对威廉教友的失控也很惊骇。
• She was quite appalled at the man's audacity.
  这家伙的大胆无礼把她吓坏了。
• My brother was appalled by the island's chaotic traffic.
  我的兄弟对岛上的交通混乱情况感到惊讶。