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

• He felt appalled by the whole idea of marriage so we broke up.
  他被结婚的想法吓住了，因此我们分了手。
• Italian manhood was appalled.
  意大利男人吓坏了。
• 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。
• 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。
• I am appalled that children can mount up debts unbeknown to their parents
  让我深感震惊的是，孩子们竟会背着父母欠债累累。
• I was appalled by the loutish behaviour.
  这种粗野行为令我大为震惊。
• They were appalled at the report of the famine.
  有关饥荒的报道把他们吓坏了。
• 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。
• He was appalled to discover members of the board fighting damaging personal battles.
  他惊恐地发现董事会成员正在进行你死我活的私人争斗。
• She was appalled to hear that her husband had been arrested.
  我听到丈夫被捕的消息时吓呆了。