Word · Frequency #19412
appal
使惊骇，使吓坏
to shock or horrify someone deeply
常用于被动语态，如 be appalled at/by sth.
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UK spelling of appall.
appall 的英式拼写。
appall 的英式拼写。；使惊骇；使吓坏
In use
I was appalled by the amount of food wasted at the party.
The conditions in the factory were appalling.
It appals me that people can be so cruel to animals.
appal somebody
The violence in the film appalled the audience.
电影中的暴力让观众感到惊骇。
be appalled at/by something
也可用 at，如 be appalled at the news。
She was appalled by the lack of basic hygiene.
她对缺乏基本卫生感到惊骇。
it appals somebody that...
It appals me that such cruelty can exist.
如此残忍竟然存在，让我感到惊骇。
Verb forms
base appal · third person appals · -ing appalling · past appalled · past participle appalled
Common mistakes
The movie appals to young people.The movie appeals to young people.
拼写混淆：'appal'与'appeal'形似义异。'appal'意为'使惊骇'，而'appeal'意为'吸引'。此处应使用'appeal'。
The story appals.The story appals me.
及物动词用法错误：'appal'是及物动词，必须后接宾语表示使谁惊骇，不能单独使用。
Connections
Collocations
- be appalled at
- 对…感到震惊
- She was appalled at the sight of the damage.她看到损坏的景象感到震惊。
- be appalled by
- 被…吓坏
- We were appalled by their indifference.我们对他们的冷漠感到震惊。
- appalled to hear
- 听到…感到震惊
- I was appalled to hear the news.我听到这个消息感到震惊。
- appalling conditions
- 恶劣的条件
- The prisoners lived in appalling conditions.囚犯们生活在恶劣的环境中。
- appalling behaviour
- 令人震惊的行为
- His appalling behaviour shocked everyone.他令人震惊的行为使所有人震惊。
- it appals sb that
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Appal 是英式拼法，少一个 l；想像 'a pal'（朋友）绝不会让你 appal，只有吓得脸色发白（pale）的人才会 appal。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：serious writing、news reports、personal reactions 该词是 appall 的英式拼写，意为“使惊骇，使吓坏”。它属于中性偏正式用词，通常多用于较为严肃的书面或正式场合，例如新闻报道、正式陈述或表达个人强烈反感时。日常口语中也有使用，但相对少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 appal 押韵：重读元音及后续辅音一致（标准英式英语为 /ɔːl/；给出的 appal 音标为 /əˈpɒːl/）。注意拼写上易混淆的 pal /pæl/ 和 opal /ˈəʊpəl/ 发音不同，与 appal 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.