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be aghast at sth
She was aghast at the news of the accident.
她对事故的消息感到惊骇。
惊骇的；吓呆的；震惊的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
惊骇的；吓呆的；震惊的
Struck with terror or amazement; filled with horror or shock.
She was aghast at the news of the accident.
她对事故的消息感到惊骇。
惊恐的；惊讶的；表现出恐惧或惊骇的
Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
感到恐惧、害怕或惊愕的
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
She was aghast at the sight of the car crash.
看到车祸现场，她惊骇不已。
The villagers stood aghast as the floodwaters rose.
村民们惊呆地看着洪水上涨。
He was aghast when he heard the news of the disaster.
听到灾难的消息，他吓呆了。
She was aghast at the news of the accident.
她对事故的消息感到惊骇。
He was aghast to discover the truth.
他震惊地发现了真相。
They were aghast that such a thing could happen.
他们惊骇于这种事竟然会发生。
Not this
I aghast at his behavior.
Use this
I was aghast at his behavior.
中文学习者常遗漏系动词“be”，直接使用形容词作谓语。英语中形容词不能单独作谓语，必须与系动词连用。
Not this
He was aghast with the result.
Use this
He was aghast at the result.
介词误用。表示“对……感到惊骇”时，固定搭配是“aghast at”，而非“aghast with”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对……感到惊骇
She was aghast at the news.
她对这个消息感到惊骇。
显得惊骇
He looked aghast when he heard the price.
听到价格时，他显得惊骇。
惊呆地站着
The crowd stood aghast at the scene.
人群被这一幕惊得目瞪口呆。
完全惊骇
I was utterly aghast at their rudeness.
他们的无礼让我完全惊骇。
惊恐万分
She was aghast with horror at the sight.
看到那景象，她惊恐万分。
对……感到震惊/惊骇
She was aghast at the news of the accident.
她对事故的消息感到震惊。
惊愕地站着；目瞪口呆
The crowd stood aghast as the building collapsed.
大楼倒塌时，人群惊愕地站在那里。
显得惊恐；露出惊骇的神情
He looked aghast when he saw the bill.
看到账单时，他显得十分惊骇。
Use aghast naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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记法：a（啊）＋ ghast（联想 ghost 鬼）→ 见鬼般惊骇、吓呆。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary narrative aghast 是形容词，表示‘惊骇的；吓呆的’。它通常用于正式或书面语境，比较常见于文学描写和新闻报道，日常口语中较少使用，口语里更常说 shocked 或 horrified。
Aghast /əˈɡæst/ rhymes with last, fast, cast, vast, and past, which all end in /æst/. Beware of ghost /ɡoʊst/: it keeps the 'gh' spelling but is said with /oʊ/ and does not rhyme. Also ghastly /ˈɡæstli/ looks like a relative but is stressed differently and ends in /li/, so it is not a rhyme.
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