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

• When Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union, he was appalled by the economic decay.
  当米哈伊。戈尔巴乔夫成为苏联的领导人时，他被经济的烂摊子震惊了。
• The newspaper reports of starving children appalled me.
  报纸对饥饿儿童的报道使我大为震惊。
• I was appalled by the loutish behaviour.
  这种粗野行为令我大为震惊。
• 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。
• She's made it obvious that she's appalled by me
  她坦言被我吓着了。
• She showed me an appalled gesture.
  她向我作了一个吃惊的手势。
• She felt appalled and sick.
  她感到吃惊和厌恶。
• It hardly moved my compassion& it appalled me: still, I felt reluctant to quit him so.
  这很难引起我的同情&这使我胆战心惊；但我还是不愿就这么离开他。
• The tutor, appalled by the indiscretion, reported him to GCHQ, and he was sacked.
  导师对此种轻率行为大吃一惊，向英国通信总部检举了他，于是他被开除了。
• The virulence of the caf é owner's anger had appalled her.
  咖啡店老板怒气冲天，充满敌意，把她吓坏了。