appall

[ə'pɔ:l]

v.使 ... 胆寒, 使 ... 惊骇

例句与用法：

The sight appalled me.

那景象使我心惊胆战。

The newspaper reports of starving children appalled me.

报纸对饥饿儿童的报道使我大为震惊。

We were appalled when we heard that the chairman had been murdered.

听说主席被谋杀，我们都吓坏了。

The prospect of another war appalled us.

想到有可能发生另一场战争，我们不寒而栗。

词形变化：

动词过去式: appalled | 动词过去分词: appalled | 动词现在分词: appalling | 动词第三人称单数: appalls |

详细释义：

vt.

【美】使惊恐, 使胆寒[H]

We were appalled by the news of the war.

听到战争的消息我们大为震惊。

The number of people killed on the roads appalled me.

在路上毙命的人数之多使我胆寒。