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be appalled at/by sth
常用于表达对某事感到震惊或厌恶。
I was appalled by the lack of concern for safety.
我对缺乏安全关注感到惊骇。
使震惊；使惊骇；使恐惧
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使震惊；使惊骇；使恐惧
to fill with horror or indignation; to dismay
I was appalled by the lack of concern for safety.
我对缺乏安全关注感到惊骇。
使充满恐惧或愤怒；使惊愕。
To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
appall
Base
原形
appalls
3rd person
第三人称单数
appalling
-ing
现在分词
appalled
Past
过去式
appalled
Past participle
过去分词
The cruelty appalls me.
这种残忍使我惊骇。
The news appalled everyone.
这消息使所有人丧胆。
I have been appalled by his behavior.
我一直被他的行为所震惊。
appall 是及物动词，常用被动语态。
The thought of such cruelty appalls me.
想到这样的残酷行为让我感到惊骇。
I was appalled by the news of the accident.
我被事故的消息吓坏了。
It is appalling to see such poverty.
看到如此贫困令人震惊。
常用于表达对某事感到震惊或厌恶。
I was appalled by the lack of concern for safety.
我对缺乏安全关注感到惊骇。
表示因做某事或得知某事而感到震惊。
They were appalled to discover the truth.
他们发现真相后大为惊骇。
Not this
I was appalling at the news.
Use this
I was appalled at the news.
在“be appalled at”结构中，表示“感到惊骇”应用过去分词appalled，而非现在分词appalling。appalling是形容词，意为“令人惊骇的”，用于描述事物本身。
Not this
She was appalled with the result.
Use this
She was appalled at the result.
appalled后面通常接介词at或by，表示“对…感到惊骇”，而with不用于此搭配。at强调引起情绪的对象，by则更强调原因。
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对…感到惊骇；被…吓坏
The whole community was appalled by the brutal crime.
整个社区都被这起残暴的罪行吓坏了。
得知…感到震惊
We were appalled to learn that the river was heavily polluted.
我们得知河水污染严重，感到十分震惊。
看到…（的景象）感到惊骇
Rescue workers were appalled at the sight of the devastated village.
救援人员看到村庄被摧毁的景象，感到惊骇。
骇人的环境；恶劣的状况
The prisoners were kept in appalling conditions.
囚犯被关在骇人的环境中。
惊骇的表情
Her appalled expression showed how shocked she was.
她惊骇的表情表明她有多震惊。
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记忆法：appall 听起来像 'a pall'（盖棺材的黑布），想到它就有惊骇恐惧之感。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲、严肃新闻报道、书面评论 appall 比较正式，多用于书面语或正式场合，表示令人震惊、恐惧或愤慨。口语中通常更常说 shock 或 horrify。
这些词都与 appall 的重读音节 /-pɒːl/ 押韵，拼写也都以 -all 结尾。注意 apple /ˈæp.əl/ 和 applaud /əˈplɔːd/ 虽然拼写以 app 开头，但发音不同，不是同韵词。
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