appal

US [əˈpɔl]
UK [əˈpɔːl]
  • v.使大为震惊；使惊骇
  • Web我怕--恐惧；使胆寒；使震惊
Simple Present：appals  Present Participle：appalling  Past Tense：appalled  

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appal
v.
1.
使大为震惊；使惊骇to shock sb very much
The brutality of the crime has appalled the public.
罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
The idea of sharing a room appalled her.
合住一个房间的想法吓着了她。
It appalled me that they could simply ignore the problem.
他们竟然对这个问题置之不理，令我非常诧异。

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AllAll,使大为震惊使大为震惊,使惊骇使惊骇,我怕--恐惧我怕--恐惧,使胆寒使胆寒,使震惊使震惊
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1.
To survive, the currency may come to acquire a level of fiscal-policy co-ordination that will appal the British.
为了存活，欧元或许得到一定程度上的财政合作，这一点会吸引英国。
wèi le cún huó , ōu yuán huò xǔ dé dào yí dìng chéng dù shàng de cái zhèng hé zuò , zhè yì diǎn huì xī yǐn yīng guó 。
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2.
But if the Chinese disdain the cheeses enjoyed by Europeans, they themselves adore some stinky foods that would appal many foreigners.
虽然中国人厌恶欧洲人喜欢的奶酪，但他们自己却推崇一些臭到让外国人感到惊骇的食物。
suī rán zhōng guó rén yàn wù ōu zhōu rén xǐ huan de nǎi lào , dàn tā men zì jǐ què tuī chóng yì xiē chòu dào ràng wài guó rén gǎn dào jīng hài de shí wù 。
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3.
The new film will ambush the unwary, appal the squeamish and get unwanted attention from the prurient.
这部新片将出其不意地震撼粗心的观众，令胆小的观众感到惊骇，并得到好色之徒讨厌的关注。
zhè bù xīn piān jiāng chū qí bú yì de zhèn hàn cū xīn de guān zhòng , lìng dǎn xiǎo de guān zhòng gǎn dào jīng hài , bìng dé dào hǎo sè zhī tú tǎo yàn de guān zhù 。
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4.
Macbeth Ay, a bold one that dare look on that which might appal the devil.
是，我还是那个敢看可能惊住魔鬼的东西的人。
shì , wǒ hái shì nà ge gǎn kàn kě néng jīng zhù mó guǐ de dōng xi de rén 。
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5.
In fact, they apparently want to invest money in the soulless motels that so appal Johnson.
事实上，他们显然希望把钱花在令约翰逊恐惧的那种空虚的汽车旅馆上。
shì shí shàng , tā men xiǎn rán xī wàng bǎ qián huā zài lìng yuē hàn xùn kǒng jù de nà zhǒng kōng xū de qì chē lǚ guǎn shàng 。
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6.
I was appal(l)ed at the news.
我被这消息吓坏了。
wǒ bèi zhè xiāo xi xià huài le 。
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