appal
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美[?'p?l]
- vt. 使驚駭；驚嚇
- vi. 減弱；變得蒼白；令人發膩
英英釋意
- 1. strike with disgust or revulsion;
- "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
- 2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;
- "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
- "The news of the executions horrified us"