aghast

英 [əˈɡɑːst]

美 [əˈɡæst]

adj.  惊恐; 惊骇

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BNC.15561 / COCA.17120

牛津词典

adj.

• 惊恐；惊骇
  filled with horror and surprise when you see or hear sth
  1. Erica looked at him aghast.
     埃丽卡惊恐地望着他。
  2. He stood aghast at the sight of so much blood.
     他看见这么多血，吓得目瞪口呆。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 吃惊的;惊恐的
  If you areaghast, you are filled with horror and surprise.
  1. She watched aghast as his life flowed away...
     看着他的生命逐渐消逝，她惊骇万分。
  2. His colleagues were aghast at the sackings...
     他的同事们对于这些解雇感到很吃惊。
  3. Tania stared at him aghast, unable to speak.
     塔妮娅吃惊地看着他，说不出话来。

双语例句

• The Buffetts were aghast.
  巴菲特夫妇俩吓呆了。
• Phyllis Hulme's family and friends were aghast when she told them doctors planned to put maggots on her leg ulcer.
  菲莉丝.尔姆的家人和朋友目瞪口呆，当她告诉他们，医师打算在她腿部的溃烂伤口上放蛆。
• I sift the snow on the mountains below, And their great pines groan aghast;
  我筛落雪花，洒遍下界的峰岭山峦，巨松因惊恐而呻吟呼唤；
• I was quite aghast when I read some of the questions.
  当读到一些问题时，我相当惊恐。
• His colleagues were aghast at the sackings
  他的同事们对于这些解雇感到很吃惊。
• As I lay in that dark hour, I was aghast to realise that something was within me.
  当我在黑夜里躺着的时候，吃惊地体会到我心里有某种东西。
• He was aghast on hearing the news.
  听到这消息，他吓得发呆。
• Ex-friend backs off in general direction of the door, aghast.
  从此他就不是你的朋友了。
• We were so startled that we did not move a muscle. He stood aghast at the terrible sight.
  我们吓呆了，站着一动也不动。他被眼前的可怕景象吓呆了。
• In Europe and the US, officials are aghast.
  欧洲和美国的官员们对此感到震惊。