appall
CET6+GRE常用词汇
英 美[ə'pɔl]
释义
vt. 使胆寒；使惊骇
词态变化
第三人称单数: appalls;过去式: appalled;过去分词: appalled;现在分词: appalling;
近义词
助记提示
1、ap- "to" + pall-.
2、因为惊骇、胆寒而吓得苍白。
3、appall <=> appal.
4. appall 惊骇 ——我跑
5. appall---------"我怕"------------惊骇，吓人
英文词源
- appall (v.)
- also appal, early 14c., "to fade;" c. 1400, "to grow pale," from Old French apalir "become or make pale," from a- "to" (see ad-) + palir "grow pale," from Latin pallere (see pallor). Meaning "cause dismay or shock," is 1530s. Related: Appalled; appalling.
英英释意
- 1. strike with disgust or revulsion;
- "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
- 2. 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"
