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

• 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。
• 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。
• "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。
• Susan looked aghast on finding the body of a murdered man in the road.
  苏珊在路上发现被害的一具男尸，似乎被吓呆了。
• 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。
• They stood aghast at this unforeseen disaster.
  他们被这意外的灾祸吓呆了。
• 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。
• Cried Scarlett aghast, as if Grandma had been suggesting some repulsive crime.
  思嘉惊讶地叫起来，仿佛老太太要她干什么坏事。
• I was aghast at the incomprehension of our leadership.
  我对于我们领导不理解形势的情况也大感吃惊。
• "Oh, my God," I howled, so aghast I had to laugh.
  “”哦，上帝！“我惊呆了，不由得大笑。