appall

动词 appall:

1. strike with disgust or revulsion
   同义词：shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, outrage
2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
   同义词：dismay, alarm, appal, horrify

1. The sight appalled me.
   那景象使我心惊胆战。
2. The newspaper reports of starving children appalled me.
   报纸对饥饿儿童的报道使我大为震惊。
3. We were appalled when we heard that the chairman had been murdered.
   听说主席被谋杀，我们都吓坏了。
4. The prospect of another war appalled us.
   想到有可能发生另一场战争，我们不寒而栗。

ap.pall

v.tr.（及物动词）
ap.palled,ap.pall.ing,ap.palls
To fill with consternation or dismay.See Synonyms at dismay
使惊恐，使惊骇参见 dismay

来源：
Middle English apallen [to grow faint]
中古英语 apallen [变昏厥]
from Old French apalir
源自 古法语 apalir
a- [to] from Latin ad- * see ad-
a- [去] 源自 拉丁语 ad- *参见 ad-
palir [to grow pale] from pale [pale] from Latin pallidus from pallôre [to grow pale] * see pel-
palir [变苍白] 源自 pale [苍白] 源自 拉丁语 pallidus 源自 pallôre [变苍白] *参见 pel-