appall
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ə'pɔ:l]
- 美式音标 [əˈpɔl]
- 国际音标 [ə'pɔ:l]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- v.使 ... 胆寒；使 ... 惊骇
词根记忆
- ap + pall(看作poll，投票)→投票的结果使人大吃一惊→使大吃一惊
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- appalling：可怕的；令人震惊的。
- appalled：惊骇的；丧胆的。
- adv性质的同根词
- appallingly：令人毛骨悚然地；骇人听闻地。
- v性质的同根词
- appalling：使惊愕；惊吓（appal的ing形式）。
- vi性质的同根词
- appal：减弱；变得苍白；令人发腻。
- vt性质的同根词
- appal：使惊骇；惊吓。
英汉例句
- Defending murderers and thieves would appall them.
为杀人犯和小偷辩护会使他们吓得魂不附体。 - Gandhi’s nonconformist ways tend to appall and alienate secular-minded observers.
甘地不随主流的方法往往会吓跑和疏远那些有着世俗思想的旁观者。 - I used practically a whole bottle of red dye in the frosting, which in earlier days would appall me.
我在做糖霜时用了整整一瓶红色的染料，这在以前会把我自己吓死。 - He is charming and unpretentious, though he has a penchant for moony gyrations and emotive expressions that tend to appall his critics.
NEWYORKER: The Olympian - Seismologists across the globe expressed appall at a verdict that didn't account for the fact that earthquakes cannot be predicted with any level of accuracy.
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双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- appall l 使惊骇
- ඃ appall 使胆寒
短语
专业释义
- 使惊骇