appall

C1 CET-6 大学

vt. 使丧胆, 使惊骇

发音

UK /əˈpɔːl/

词形变化

appalled appallest appalleth appalling appalls 三单 appalls appalling 现在分词 appalled 过去式 appalled 过去分词

别名

appal

教材释义与例句

动词

使胆寒；使惊骇

释义与例句

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.

    及物

    The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury.

  2. 2.

    To make pale; to blanch.

    废旧 及物
  3. 3.

    To weaken; to reduce in strength

    废旧 及物
  4. 4.

    To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

    不及物 废旧
  5. 5.

    To lose flavor or to become stale.

    不及物 废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 9

alarm shock offend outrage dismay horrify appal scandalise scandalize

上位词 9

scare frighten fright disgust revolt sicken nauseate affright churn up

下位词 1

shock

词源

From Middle English apallen, from Old French apalir (“to grow pale, make pale”); a (Latin ad) + palir (“to grow pale, to make pale”), pâle (“pale”), from pallere. See pale (adj.) and compare with pall.

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