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单词 appall
释义
appall
verb[T]
US(UKappal)
us
/əˈpɑːl/uk
/əˈpɔːl/
to make someone havestrongfeelingsofshockor ofdisapproval:
I was appalledat/bythelackofstaffin thehospital.
Thestateof thekitchenappalled her.
Synonyms
horrify
scandalize
More examples
  • Hewitnessedsome appallingactsofbarbarismduring thewar.
  • Conditions in theprisonare said to be appalling.
  • Yourtablemannersare appalling - don't youknowhow to use aknifeandfork?
  • After her appallingbehavior, we had nooptionbut todismissher.
  • Thestandardofcleanlinessin some of theserestaurantsisfranklyappalling.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making people sad, shocked and upset
  • aback
  • amiss
  • appal
  • be laughing on the other side ofyourfaceidiom
  • bite
  • haunt
  • heartbreaker
  • heartbreakingly
  • hit/touch a (raw) nerveidiom
  • horrify
  • mess
  • nose
  • sensitivity
  • shake
  • shakesomeoneup
  • shake/rocksomethingtoitsfoundationsidiom
  • shattering
  • shocker
  • sorrow
  • tear
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appalled
(Definition ofappallfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

appall| American Dictionary

appall
verb[T]
us
/əˈpɔl/
tocausesomeone to beextremelyupsetorshocked:
I was appalled by theconditionofourfacilities,especiallythedirtylockerroom.

appalling

adjectiveus
/əˈpɔ·lɪŋ/
I wasdismayedby the President's appallingeconomicrecord.
(Definition ofappallfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofappall

appall
Emissaries of death, some come boldly toappallus; others flaunt their lost lives only to lament.
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Such cases, where not only the opinions of the experts but also their definitions, observations, and experimental data were flatly contradictory, were frequent enough toappallthe courts.
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Is that not quiteappall- ing, and will he kindly ask the local postmaster here, who will confirm that fact?
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Some aspects of zoological gardens alwaysappallme because they are put there expressly for the entertainment of the public.
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Churchmen were appalled by the ruthlessness and cruelty.
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He was appalled at the methods of punishment including chaining, which involved hand cuffing inmates and hanging them by the wrists slightly above the ground.
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She is appalled by what they do, but admits her feelings for them have become powerful and as such apparently forgets her distaste.
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European settlers were appalled at the leniency of the offer.
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He is appalled at the way the majors act while men are dying in the battlefield.
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Amara was appalled to see the police side with the driver at the scene of the incident.
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The students were appalled as they had already decided to be more restrained that year.
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He was appalled by the conditions, yet moved toward reform.
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Purists said they were appalled at what they see as the vulgarisation of a 66-year-old national institution.
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Snowdon was appalled by the design of the vertical chambers.
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Serafina reluctantly does so, but is appalled by their talk of men and reprimands them.
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