appall

英 美[?'p?l]
  • vt. 使膽寒；使驚駭
CET6+GRE常用詞匯

詞態(tài)變化

第三人稱單數(shù):?appalls;過去式:?appalled;過去分詞:?appalled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?appalling;

助記提示

1、ap- "to" + pall-.
2、因為驚駭、膽寒而嚇得蒼白。
3、appall <=> appal.
4. appall?驚駭?——我跑
5. appall---------"我怕"------------驚駭，嚇人

英文詞源

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.