单词
appall
英 美[?'p?l]
基本信息
- vt. 使胆寒；使惊骇
CET6+GRE常用词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?appalls;过去式:?appalled;过去分词:?appalled;现在分词:?appalling;
助记提示
1、ap- "to" + pall-.
2、因为惊骇、胆寒而吓得苍白。
3、appall <=> appal.
4. appall?惊骇?——我跑
5. appall---------"我怕"------------惊骇，吓人
2、因为惊骇、胆寒而吓得苍白。
3、appall <=> appal.
4. appall?惊骇?——我跑
5. appall---------"我怕"------------惊骇，吓人
英文词源
- appall (v.)
- also appal, early 14c., "to fade;" c. 1400, "to grow pale," from Old French apalir "become or make pale," from a- "to" (see ad-) + palir "grow pale," from Latin pallere (see pallor). Meaning "cause dismay or shock," is 1530s. Related: Appalled; appalling.