appals

英 [əˈpɔːlz]

美 [əˈpɔːlz]

v.  使大为震惊; 使惊骇
appal的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 appall


• VERB 使厌恶；使惊骇
  If somethingappalsyou, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
  1. His ignorance appals me...
     他的无知让我震惊。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• The suffering of other people appals me
  人们的苦难让我无比震惊。
• The thought of someone else driving my car appals me.
  想到我的车让别的人来开，真使我不寒而栗。
• Goleman answers almost mid bite: It not only surprises me, it appals me.
  戈尔曼几乎没有来得及咽下嘴里的食物就回答：那不仅让我吃惊，简直是让我惊骇。
• 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。
• The idea of modifying mortgages appals legal purists as a violation of the sanctity of contract.
  法律卫道士对修正抵押条款的想法感到惊骇，将其视作对契约神圣性的侵犯。
• This lobbying arms race appals Mr Volcker. It also horrifies many voters.
  这场游说“军备竞赛”令沃尔克大为吃惊，也吓坏了很多选民。