appall

动词 v.
中文释义
发音 ə-pôlʹ

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay. transitive
    — The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury.
  2. To make pale; to blanch. obsolete,transitive
    — Thanſwere that ye made to me my dere whañ I did ſewe for my poore hartes redreſſe hathe ſo apalld my countenaunce […]
  3. To weaken; to reduce in strength obsolete,transitive
    — wine of it owne nature will not congeale and freeze, onely it will loose the strength, and become appalled in extremitie of cold.
  4. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. intransitive,obsolete
  5. To lose flavor or to become stale. intransitive,obsolete

词形变化

appalls present,singular,third-person appalling participle,present appalled participle,past appalled past appal alternative,Commonwealth,English

词汇关系

衍生词
appaller appallment

词源

From Middle English apallen, from Old French apalir (“to grow pale, make pale”); a (Latin ad) + palir (“to grow pale, to make pale”), pâle (“pale”), from pallere. See pale (adj.) and compare with pall.
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