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Appal Appalled S 英 ə'Pɔːl] 美 ə'Pɔːl V.使 惊骇;使

英语单词 appal
英美音标 英 [ə'pɔːl] 美 [ə'pɔːl]
中文释义 v.使 ... 惊骇;使 ... 吓坏;<古>削弱;失败
英语例句 (1) We were appalled when we heard that the chairman had been murdered.
(2) The prospect of another war appalled us.
中文例句 (1) 听说主席被谋杀,我们都吓坏了。
(2) 想到有可能发生另一场战争,我们不寒而栗。
柯林斯解释
in AM, use 美国英语用 appall
1
[VERB 动词]使厌恶;使惊骇 If something appals you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
  [V n]
  [Also V]
  • His ignorance appals me...

    他的无知让我震惊。

  • My wife now looks like her mother, which appals me.

    我老婆现在看着就跟丈母娘似的,可吓人了。

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