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

• Eg. he stood aghast at the terrible sight.
  他被那可怕的景象吓呆了。
• Tania stared at him aghast, unable to speak.
  塔妮娅吃惊地看着他，说不出话来。
• When I heard that, I was aghast.
  听到这里，我真是目瞪口呆。
• I was quite aghast when I read some of the questions.
  当读到一些问题时，我相当惊恐。
• 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；
• His colleagues were aghast at the sackings
  他的同事们对于这些解雇感到很吃惊。
• She looked almost aghast under the new idea she was receiving.
  她听到这件从未想到过的事情后，差不多给吓得发呆。
• The neighbours all stood aghast, and dared not move.
  邻居们都目瞪口呆，再不敢动。
• I'm aghast at the tales she's told about me.
  我被她所讲的有关我的故事吓坏了。
• "And you married a christian minister to a heathen?" Abner asked, aghast.
  你把一个基督牧师同野蛮人结成了夫妇？艾布纳骇然问道。