【appalled】 - A-level备考词汇

appalled

UK:  [əˈpɔːld]

US:  [əˈpɔld]

adj.

1.(因极糟糕或可怕的事情)震惊;惊骇

1 . Had lightning struck at my feet, I would not have been more appalled than by what I read.
即使在我脚下响起了一个霹雷也不会比读到这封信更使我觉得惊恐的了。

2 . The ANC said it was "appalled" by the court's attempt to "rewrite" the history of the liberation struggle and has vowed to appeal.
非洲国民大会声称被法院想要“重写”解放斗争历史的意图“吓坏了”，而且已经发誓将上诉。

3 . The next morning, appalled by the Shah, ordered to withdraw a Timur's stone to Samarqand and put in its place, as it was before.
第二天，他命令把帖木儿的玉撤回到撒马尔罕，并且就像从前一样放在属于应当它的位置。

4 . When Maggie Betts wore a $400 pair of black silk pants to a formal family dinner, her mother was appalled.
当纽约电影制片人玛姬-贝茨（MaggieBetts）穿着价值400美元的黑色丝裤参加一个正式的家庭宴会时，她母亲大为错愕。

5 . To say that taxpayers are appalled is not to conclude that the banks could be left to tighten the noose on the nation's economy.
说纳税人惊呆了并非是要得出结论：可以任由银行牵着全国经济的鼻子走。