appal
英[ə'pɔːl]
美[ə'pɔːl]
- v. 使 ... 惊骇；使 ... 吓坏；<古>削弱；失败
CET6+ 考 研
详细释义
- vt. 使大为震惊; 使惊骇 shock sb very much; fill with fear, hatred, terror etc.
v. (动词)
英英释义
Verb:
-
strike with disgust or revulsion;
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
-
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;
"I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
"The news of the executions horrified us"
双语例句
- 1. I was appal ( l ) ed at the news.
- 我被这消息吓坏了.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 2. This " Hamlet " will appal some for being so resolutely unclassical.
- 新版《哈姆雷特 》 如此违背经典,确实惊世骇俗.
来自互联网
- 3. The new film will ambush the unwary, appal the squeamish and get unwanted attention the prurient.
- 这部新片将出其不意地震撼粗心的观众, 令胆小的观众感到惊骇,并得到好色之徒讨厌的关注.
来自互联网
- 4. This would delight the red shirts. But it would appal Bangkok's elite and split the army.
- 红衫军将因此兴高采烈, 但曼谷的精英阶层会感到疑惧,军方也会分裂.
来自互联网
- 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。
- She hated the house—its very architecture appalled her.
她很讨厌这幢房子——单单它的建筑式样就令她不胜厌恶。 - The brutality of the crime has appalled the public.
罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。 - The idea of sharing a room appalled her.
合住一个房间的想法使她惊骇。 - The number of people killed on the roads appalled the police.
公路上的死亡人数使警方大为震惊。 - The scale of the destruction appalled us.
毁坏的程度让我们惊恐不已。 - The thought of having to do it all again appals me.
一想到要从头再做一遍我就十分害怕。 - 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。
1
- We were appalled at the prospect to having to miss our holiday.
我们为失去这一假日而感到大失所望。 - We were appalled when we heard that she had been murdered.
听说她被谋杀了,我们都吓坏了。 - It appalled me to see such sloppy work.
看到这么草率马虎的产品,真叫我厌恶。 - We are appalled to see the misery around us.
我们看到周围一片凄惨的景象,不觉大为愕然。 - It appalled me that they could simply ignore the problem
他们竟然把问题置之不理,令我非常诧异。 - It appalled them that no preparations had been made.
使他们吃惊的是,准备工作一点都没有。
1
- We are appalled that such conditions could exist among us.
我们中间居然存在如此恶劣的生活状况,真令人不胜惊愕。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.
用法讲解
v. (动词)
- appal的基本意思是“使大为震惊; 使惊骇”,是及物动词,暗示因极大的恐惧或怪异而吓倒。
- appal在美式英语中也可以写作appall。
v. (动词)
- appal, daunt, dismay, horrify
-
- 这组词的共同意思是“引起惊恐、忧郁或使丧失勇气”。其区别在于:dismay指因前景令人沮丧或对某事束手无策,而失去继续干某事的力量; appal指足以把人吓瘫的恐惧,也指遇到无法改变的、使人惊愕的事或物所表现出的无能为力; daunt强调试图干大胆的事,但被威胁或压制,因而停止或退却; 而horrify指见到令人毛骨悚然的东西时的一种恐惧和发抖的反应,也可指失去尊严所引起的暂时的厌恶感。
相关词汇
大家正在查
Copyright © 2023 256查询网 All Rights Reserved
