appall 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;
appall 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.
appall 英文释义
- 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"
