動詞 appal:

1. strike with disgust or revulsion
   同義詞：shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appall, outrage
2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
   同義詞：dismay, alarm, appall, horrify

1. We were appalled when we heard that the chairman had been murdered.
   聽說主席被謀殺，我們都嚇壞了。
2. The prospect of another war appalled us.
   想到有可能發(fā)生另一場戰(zhàn)爭，我們不寒而栗。