appal
UK: /ɐpˈɔːl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
appal /ə'pɔ:l/
- ngoại động từ
- làm kinh hoảng, làm kinh sợ, làm thất kinh
Advanced English dictionary
(BrE) (AmE appall) + verb
(-ll-) to shock sb very much: [VN] The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. + The idea of sharing a room appalled her. + The thought of having to do it all again appals me. + [VN that] It appalled me that they could simply ignore the problem. [also VN to inf]
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
dismay, shock, discomfit, unnerve, intimidate, terrify, frighten, scare, horrify, alarm, startle, daunt:
The council were appalled to discover that the police superintendent was accepting bribes.
Concise English dictionary
appals|appalled|appallingə'pɔːl
verb
+strike with disgust or revulsion
+fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
appalled|appal|appalling|appalls
+strike with disgust or revulsion
+fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
