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appall

英 美[ə'pɔl]
  • vt. 使胆寒;使惊骇

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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;

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1、ap- "to" + pall-.
2、因为惊骇、胆寒而吓得苍白。
3、appall <=> appal.
4. appall 惊骇 ——我跑
5. appall---------"我怕"------------惊骇,吓人

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.