appall
翻译
使惊骇, 使震惊
例句
The news of the disaster appalled everyone.
灾难的消息让每个人都感到惊骇。
He was appalled by the conditions he saw.
他被他所看到的状况惊呆了。
语法模式
((sth.)) appalls ((sb.)) (某事)使(某人)惊骇 The level of cruelty appalled the judge.
to be appalled by ((sth.)) 对(某事)感到震惊 We were appalled by the waste.
近义词
近义词:horrify (使恐惧), shock (使震惊); 反义词:delight (使高兴), please (使满意)
词源
源自古法语“apalir”,意为“变得苍白”。
记忆技巧
想象一下,看到某事如此令人震惊,以至于你的脸变得“a pale”(苍白)。