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单词 appalled
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ap•palled /əˈpɔld/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. shocked;
      horrified;
      feeling disgust or dismay:were appalled when they heard the awful news.[be +~+ at/with/by]She was appalled at the low grade she got.[be +~+ to + verb]was appalled to see his enemy again.
  • showing shock or horror:[before a noun]appalled expressions on their faces.

  • WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
    ap•pall or ap•pal /əˈpɔl/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -palled, -pall•ing. 
    1. to fill or overcome with horror, shock, or fear;
      dismay greatly:The terrible fire appalled the neighbors.

    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    ap•pal  (ə pôl),USA pronunciation v.t., -palled, -pal•ling. 
    1. appall.

    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    ap•pall  (ə pôl),USA pronunciation v.t. 
    1. to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear;
      dismay:He was appalled by the damage from the fire. I am appalled at your mistakes.Also, appal. 
    • Middle French ap(p)allir to grow or make pale, equivalent. to a- a-5 + pal(l)ir in same sense; see pale1
    • Middle English 1275–1325
      horrify, daunt. See frighten. 

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    appal, US appall /əˈpɔːl/ vb ( -pals, -palling, -palled, US -palls, -palling, -palled)
    1. (transitive) to fill with horror; shock or dismay
    Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French appalir to turn pale
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