appal

verb

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

in AM, use 美国英语用 appall


1. VERB 使厌恶；使惊骇
   If something appals you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
   1. His ignorance appals me...
      他的无知让我震惊。
   2. My wife now looks like her mother, which appals me.
      我老婆现在看着就跟丈母娘似的，可吓人了。

1. His ignorance appals me
   他的无知让我震惊。
2. My wife now looks like her mother, which appals me.
   我老婆现在看着就跟丈母娘似的，可吓人了。
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。
4. THE scene is enough to appal those teachers steeped in ideas about child-centred education and learning through play.
   这个场景一定会让那些习惯了以孩子为中心的教育，让他们在游戏学习的教师大吃一惊。
5. They is appal at the news. His terror was so great that he could do nothing.
   他们被这消息吓坏了。他吓坏了，简直不知所措。
6. I dread sleeping: my dreams appal me.
   我怕睡觉：我的那些梦让我害怕。

verb

1. fill with apprehension or alarm
   1. I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
   2. The news of the executions horrified us

   Synonym:    dismayalarmappallhorrify

2. strike with disgust or revulsion
   1. The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends

   Synonym:    shockoffendscandalizescandaliseappalloutrage