释义 |
appalap‧pal British English, appall American English /əˈpɔːl $ əˈpɒːl/ ●○○ verb [transitive] appallOrigin: 1500-1600 Old French apalir, from palir ‘to turn pale’ VERB TABLEappal (BrE) |
Present | I, you, we, they | appal (BrE) | | he, she, it | appals (BrE) | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | appalled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have appalled | | he, she, it | has appalled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had appalled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will appal | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have appalled |
► be alarmed/appalled/upset etc at the prospect (of something)· She was secretly appalled at the prospect of being looked after by her aunt. to make someone feel very shocked and upset SYN horrify: The way we kill animals appals a lot of people. The decision to execute the two men has appalled many politicians. |